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THE    GOD    OF    HEAVEN. 


THE 


GOD  OF  HEAVEN 


OR   TRUTH    REVEALED 


BY 

I.  A.  NL 


"HE  THAT  IS  ABLE  TO  RECEIVE 
IT,  LET  HIM  RECEIVE  IT." 

Matt.  19-12 


BAKER  PRINTING  Co. 

Oakland,  Cal. 

1905 


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TABLE  OF  CONTENTS 

VOLUME  I 

CHAPTER  TITLES  PAGE 

I.     THE  CREATIONS  OF  GOD      -  23 

II.     THE  MANIFESTATIONS  OF  THE  LORD  GOD     29 

III.  THERE  is  BUT  ONE  SUPREME  AND  EVER- 

LASTING GOD  43 

IV.  IT  WAS  NOT  So  IN  THE  BEGINNING        -      54 

V.  THE  DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  THE  COM- 
MANDMENTS OF  THE  GOD  OF  HEAVEN 
AND  THE  MOSAIC  I,AW  -  -  66 

VI.  WHY  ARE  WE  BORN  IN  SIN  ?  -      89 

VII.  THE  DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  THE  TEACH- 

INGS   OF    JESUS    CHRIST  AND    THE 
TEACHINGS  OF  SCIENCE        -  -      99 


PREFACE 


I  always  have  been  a  close  student  of  the  Bible,  and 
from  childhood  have  been  puzzled  and  worried  over  the 
teachings  that  the  God  of  all  Goodness,  could  be  a  jeal- 
ous God ,  visiting  the  sins  of  fathers  on  innocent  chil- 
dren, and  that  He  could  tempt  man  to  his  own  distruc- 
tion,  and  be  the  maker  of  darkness  and  evil,  and  of  the 
woes  that  afflict  the  human  family. 

This  appeared  unreasonable,  and  I  could  not  won- 
der at  the  unbelief  of  so  many,  and  that  such  great  teach- 
ers of  infidelity  as  Payne  and  Ingersol  had  seized  on  por- 
tions of  the  Bible  as  seed  to  sow  snares,  and  to  throw 
doubt  on  the  Christian  Belief:  because  no  Good  and 
Holy  All  Powerful  Spirit  would  create  beings  after  His 
own  Image,  and  then  punish  them  so  severely  and 
savagely  because  of  their  fall  under  His  temptations. 

How  this  could  be  never  appeared  to  me,  and  I 
was  compelled  to  either  reject  the  Truths  of  the  Bible, 
or  believe  that  there  were  two  powers  contending  from 
the  beginning;  One  of  the  Heaven,  all  Goodness  and 
Perfection:  the  other  of  the  earth,  imperfect  and  par- 
taking of  the  qualtiesof  evil:  the  One  sending  His  only 
Son  to  save  the  souls  of  men  and  to  Regenerate  the 
world;  the  other  tempting  that  Son  to  evil,  and  offer- 
ing Him  dominion  of  the  world  He  was  sent  to  save, 
if  He  would  worship  him,  and  not  His  own  Father. 


14  PREFACE 

Closer  study  guided  by  the  Spirit  of  Jesus  Christ, 
brought  me  the  convictions  coming  as  Revelations, 
that  the  real  meaning  of  the  Scriptures  had  been  over- 
looked, and  that  there  was  in  reality  a  constant  struggle 
between  the  influences  of  Good  and  the  influences  of 
evil,  almost  from  the  very  beginning,  and  that  those  evil 
things  charged  against  the  God  of  Heaven  were  really 
of  the  earthly  one.  The  results  of  my  research  I  sub- 
mit in  the  first  three  chapters  hereof,  together  with 
other  Bible  studies  of  my  classes.  It  can  not  be  ex- 
pected that  what  is  here  revealed  will  be  believed  of 
all.  Such  has  never  been  the  result  of  any  teachings 
of  Truth.  It  must  be  conceded  however  that  all  here- 
inafter set  forth,  goes  to  teach  Goodness  and  Purity 
and  better  lives:  and  that  none  of  it  is  such  an  interpre- 
tation, as  those  which  have  led  to  unwise  division 
among  the  claimed  followers  of  Christ  resulting  in  the 
Self-righteousness  of  different  creeds  and  churches  and 
cruelty  and  bloodshed. 

What  is  offered  is  as  bread  on  the  Waters  of  Truth, 
to  prove  the  uniform  and  unchangeable  Goodness  of 
the  God  of  Heaven,  and  the  necessity  of  all  souls  striv- 
ing to  follow  His  Teachings,  and  attain  His  Most  Holy 
Attributes. 

Scripture  says,  "All  things  are  Sanctified  by  the 
Word  of  God  and  prayer."  i  Tim.  4-5.  Consequent- 
ly we  may  sanctify  anything  we  aspire  to  have  Holy, 
if  we  hear  the  Words  of  the  God  of  Heaven  and  always 
pray.  For  example,  Where  married  individuals  choose 


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so  to  do,  they  may  through  the  Word  of  God  and 
prayer,  sanctify  their  marriage:  then  they  will  live 
Pure  and  Blameless  Lives  as  did  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ: 
for  then  they  will  be  born  again,  born  of  Spirit:  in 
other  words,  they  will  be  recreated  in  the  Image  of 
God  Almighty. 

What  therefore  the  God  of  Heaven  hath  joined 
together  no  man  can  put  asunder.  Because  of  that, 
you  may  be  Transformed,  phanged,  for  that  which  is 
now  twain  in  you  may  be  born  again,  born  into  One 
New  Man,  like  unto  the  Image  of  the  Father  in 
Heaven;  and  you  will  assist  in  banishing  from  the 
earth  all  sin,  sorrow,  suffering  and  death,  and  abide  in 
the  Kingdom  of  the  Most  Holy  and  Infinite  Creator, 
now  and  Kvermrore. 


INTRODUCTION 


"YOUR  FATHER  WHICH  IS  IN 
Matt.  5-45. 

Why  does  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  so  often  say, 
"  Your  Father  which  is  in  Heaven  "  ?  He  speaks  of 
the  Father  which  is  in  Heaven  to  distinguish  Him 
from  the  god  or  father  of  this  world. 

What  is  Heaven  ?  Heaven  is  either  a  conscious- 
ness or  a  Kingdom  wherein  reigns  only  Purity,  Holi- 
ness and  Truth,  and  no  one  can  abide  in  Heaven 
unless  they  are  absolutely  Perfect  and  Holy,  as  the 
Father  in  Heaven  is  Perfect  and  Holy. 

What  is  this  world  like  unto?  It  is  a  consciousness, 
a  kingdom  wherein  reigns  impurity,  sin,  sorrow,  dark- 
ness and  death;  and  the  god,  the  father  of  this  world 
corresponds  unto  all  that  is  evil,  for  Jesus  Christ  says, 
"  Your  father  is  the  father  of  lies."  John  8,  44.  Be- 
cause the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  speaks  of  God  His  Father 
as  being  in  Heaven,  we  know  that  the  God  whom 
Christ  is  the  Image  of  is  the  Father  of  only  Truth 
and  Holiness. 

THE  ATTRIBUTES  OF  THE  GOD  IN  HEAVEN. 

What  makes  the  Father  of  Heaven  Eternal  and 
All-Powerful?  The  God  of  Heaven  "Is  a  Spirit," 
John  4,  24,  says  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  And  the 


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Spirit  of  the  Father  of  Heaven  is  only  Light,  for  the 
Gckl^qf;  Sleayen  "is  Light,  and  in  Him  there  is  no 
darkness  at  all."  i  John  i,  5. 

,i  :'  ^  What  is  Light?  Light  is  Eternal  Life,  therefore 
the  Father  of  Heaven  is  not  only  a  Spirit,  but  He  is 
Light.  He  is  Eternal  Life.  And  Christ  also  says, 
"None  are  Good,  but  God,"  Matt.  19,  17,  the  Father 
of  Heaven.  And  Scripture  also  says,  "  God  is  Love," 
God  is  Merciful,  God  is  forgiving,  for  "  Love  casteth 
out  fear."  i  John  4,  16,  18.  The  God  of  Heaven.there- 
fore  Loves  His  enemies  and  you  must  do  likewise, 
"  that  ye  may  be  the  children  of  your  Father  which 
is  in  Heaven:  for  He  maketh  His  Sun,"  His  Light 
and  Life,  "  to  rise  "  and  to  shine  on  the  evil  the  same 
as  on  the  good,  and  sendeth  rain  on  the  unjust  as 
well  as  the  just.  Matt.  5,  45. 

THE    AUMIGHTINESS  OF   THE    GOD     OF    HEAVEN. 

As  "God  is  a  Spirit."  John  4,  24.  The  Father 
of  Heaven  is  an  invisible  and  unutterable  Spiritual 
Light  of  most  marvelous  and  incomprehensible  Purity, 
Holiness  and  Almighty  Power.  The  Holy  Influence 
the  Supreme  and  Everlasting  Life  of  the  Father  of 
Heaven,  is  uncomparable  to  any  life  power  that  is 
manifest  in  this  world,  that  which  emanates  from  the 
father  of  lies,  the  god  of  this  world. 

The  Goodness  of  the  Heavenly  Father  is  so  Pure, 
Perfect  and  Holy.  Matt.  5,  48.  That  none  are  Good, 
save  God  who  is  in  Heaven.  Not  even  the  Lord 


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Jesus  Christ,  who  is  without  sin,  is  as  Good  as  is  God, 
for  He  said,  "The  Father  is  greater  than  I." 

The  Goodness  of  God  your  Heavenly  Father  is 
Perfect  and  Holy.  He  emits  a  most  Glorified 
Light.  Consequently  there  is  in  Him  no  darkness  at 
all.  Heaven,  that  which  is  only  Good,  is  His  Throne, 
and  the  earth,  this  world  of  evil,  is  His  foot  stool. 
Thus  all  that's  dark  and  evil  is  beneath  Him. 

The  Love  of  the  God  of  Heaven  is  so  Holy 
that  It  is  full  of  Wondrous  Mercy  and  Forgiveness. 
Because  of  these  most  Mighty  Things  God  cannot 
give  unto  His  children  anything  but  the  utmost  Life, 
Peace,  Joy  and  Everlasting  Bliss. 

The  God  of  Heaven  therefore  does  not  and  can 
not  send  sorrow  and  suffering:  tribulation  and  perse- 
cution upon  the  souls  in  this  world.  Neither  does  He 
cause  the  death  of  any  one  or  any  thing.  All  misery 
making  influences  are  sourced  in  the  god  of  this  world 
who  planted  the  tree  of  evil  herein.  And  as  he 
founded  sin,  suffering  and  death  he  is  the  father  of 
lies.  Yea,  the  father  of  sin:  and  evil  is  the  cause  of 
all  woe  and  death. 

THE  GLORY  OF  THE  GOD  IN  HEAVEN. 

What  was  and  is  the  Glory  that  existed  before 
the  foundation  of  the  world  with  all  its  sinfulness  and 
sorrow?  The  Glorified  Glory  of  the  God  of  Heaven  is 
His  Immaculate  Goodness  and  Holiness:  Mercy  and 


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Love:  Patience  and  Forgiveness:  Eternal  Light  and 
Immortal  Life. 

This  most  Heavenly  Ideal  of  God  you  should 
unceasingly  keep  before  your  mental  vision:  and 
know  that  to  be  Eternal,  God  must  be  only  Light  and 
Goodness:  and  to  be  All-Powerful,  God  must  be  only 
Perfect  and  Holy. 

The  Lord  Jesus  Christ  says,  "By  their  fruits  you 
shall  know  them."  Matt.  7,  20.  You  may  therefore 
know  the  God  of  Heaven  from  the  god  of  this  world 
by  comparing  their  fruits!  And  you  may  also 
know  according  to  the  kind  of  fruits  unto  whom  they 
belong. 

THE  GOOD  TREE  AND  THE  EVIL  TREE. 

What  does  Christ  say  about  the  Good  Tree  ? 
And  unto  whom  may  the  Good  Tree  be  compared  ? 
Christ  says,  "Every  Good  Tree  bringeth  forth  Good 
Fruit.  A  good  tree  cannot  bring  forth  evil  fruit." 
Matt.  7,  17-18.  Therefore  the  Good  Tree  may  be 
compared  unto  the  God  of  Heaven,  whose  fruits 
are  only  Good:  consequently,  as  God  the  Father  of 
Heaven  is  a  Good  Tree  He  cannot  create  evil  or  dark- 
ness and  we  may  have  implicit  Faith  in  whatever  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  says,  for  He  spake  the  Words  of 
the  God  of  Heaven  and  did  His  Works. 

Christ  the  Lord  also  said,  "But  a  corrupt  tree 
bringeth  forth  evil  fruit:  and  a  corrupt  tree  cannot 
bring  forth  good  fruit."  Matt.  7,  17,  18.  Unto  whom 


INTRODUCTION  21 

may  the  corrupt  tree  be  compared?  The  corrupt  tree 
is  the  god  of  this  world,  who  says,  "I  form  the  dark- 
ness and  create  evil."  Isa.  45,  7.  He  also  is  the  god 
who  planted  the  tree  of  evil  in  the  garden  of  Eden, 
but  that  god  calls  it  the  tree  of  good  and  evil,  and  he 
also  says,  "I  form  the  Light  and  create  darkness, 
I  make  peace  and  create  evil."  Isa.  45,  7.  Whose 
words  are  we  to  believe — the  Lord  Jesus  Christ's 
Words  or  the  words  of  the  god  who  makes  evil?  Christ 
is  the  Spirit  of  Truth  for  He  serves  the  God  of  Heaven: 
while  the  god  of  this  world,  the  god  of  evil,  is  the 
father  of  lies:  because  of  that  we  must  believe  the 
Word  of  the  God  of  Truth,  and  know  that  as  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  says,  "A  corrupt  tree  cannot  bring  forth 
good  fruit,"  no  god  who  makes  evil  and  darkness  may 
create  Light  and  Peace,  that,  which  only  a  good  tree 
may  bring  forth. 

THE  CAUSE  OF  SUFFERING  AND  DEATH. 

What  does  Christ  the  Lord  say  of  "the  tree  that 
bringeth  not  forth  good  fruit"?  "It  is  hewn  down 
and  cast  into  the  fire."  Matt.  7,  19.  Therefore  the 
god  of  this  world  will  be  cut  down  and  destroyed: 
his  own  wickedness  will  cut  him  down  and  finally 
destroy  him,  and  wherever  evil  exists  there  is  sorrow, 
suffering  and  death.  Thus  by  their  fruits  we  may 
know  the  God  of  Heaven  who  created  man  in  His 
own  Image,  and  also  the  god  of  this  world  who  made 
man  of  the  dust,  and  who  descended  to  sin,  pain,  sor- 


22  INTRODUCTION 

row  and  death.  There  is  a  most  mighty  difference 
between  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Image  of  God,  and 
the  man  of  this  world,  the  image  of  evil. 

Christ  says,  "Not  every  one  who  saith,  Lord, 
Lord,  shall  enter  into  the  Kingdom  of  Heaven,  but 
he  that  doeth  the  Will  of  the  Father  which  is  in 
Heaven."  Matt.  7,  21.  How  may  the  Will  of  the 
God  of  Heaven  be  done?  By  Hearing  and  Heeding 
the  Words  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ:  for  He  speaks 
the  Words  of  the  God  of  Heaven:  and  those  Words 
are  the  Will  of  the  Lord  of  the  Kingdom  of  Heaven. 

Unto  whom  are  we  likened  if  we  hear  and  do  the 
sayings  of  Christ?  We  are  like  unto  a  wise  man  who 
built  his  house  upon  a  rock:  and  it  fell  not  when  the 
rains,  floods  and  winds  came  because  it  was  founded 
upon  a  rock.  Matt.  7,  24-25. 

Likewise,  our  souls  will/<2//  not  if  we  are  founded 
upon  the  ROCK  of  Christ.  Therefore  the  storms  of 
evil  may  beat  against  us  but  we  will  fall  not,  for  we 
are  founded  upon  Truth,  the  Eternal  Life  of  the  God 
of  Heaven.  We  therefore  Praise  our  Father  which 
is  in  Heaven  for  the  Words  and  Promises  of  His  Son 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  wrho  is  the  Image  of  God. 


THE  CREATIONS  OF  GOD  23 

CHAPTER   I. 

THE  CREATIONS  OF  GOD. 

"In  the  beginning  God  created  the  Heaven  and 
the  earth/'  that  is,  He  created  the  Divine  Essence 
of  Heaven  and  the  spiritual  substance  of  the  earth. 

"And  the  earth  was  without  form  and  void."  Gen. 
i,  1-2.  In  other  words,  the  substance  of  the  earth 
had  not  then  assumed  the  form  of  a  sphere,  and  as 
a  consequence  it  was  void,  the  earth  had  no  form  nor 
forms  upon  it. 

"And  darkness  was  upon  the  face  of  the  deep." 
"The  deep"  corresponds  unto  infinite  space.  And  as 
darkness  was  upon  its  face,  there  were  no  starry 
spheres  therein,  neither  was  the  light  of  God  manifest 
in  that  deep. 

THE  CAUSE  OF  LIGHT. 

"And  the  Spirit  of  God  moved  upon  the  face  of 
the  waters."  Gen.  1-2.  The  waters  represent  the  im- 
perfect substances  of  the  deep.  And  as  God  said 
"Let  there  be  light."  Light  was  made  out  of  the 
Spiritual  Essences  of  God  and  the  waters  of  the  deep. 
"And  there  was  Light."  Gen.  I,  3.  "And  God  saw 
the  Light,  that  it  was  Good;  and  God  divided  the 
Light  from  the  darkness."  Gen.  I,  4.  That  is,  God 
separated  the  Light  He  created  from  the  darkness 


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that  was  upon  the  face  of  the  deep :  therefore  God 
did  not  cause  that  darkness. 

The  Nature  of  God  is  Oneness — Unity.  Because 
of  that,  God  would  not  have  separated  His  Light 
from  the  elements  within  the  darkness  of  the  deep,  if 
He  had  made  that  darkness. 

"And  God  called  the  Light  Day."  The  Light 
made  of  His  Supreme  Life — Spirit.  Gen.  i,  5. 

THE;  DARKNESS. 

"And  the  darkness  he  called  night.  And  the 
evening  and  the  morning  were  the  first  day."  Gen. 

i>5- 

God  called  the  elements  that  were  in  the  deep — 
in  space — darkness  because  they  did  not  have  the  Light 
and  Life  of  His  Spirit  in  them. 

Darkness  is  nothing,  as  it  is  the  absence  of  Light. 
For  example,  a  shadow  is  caused  by  the  absence  of 
the  full  light.  And  a  room  is  made  dark  when  the 
lights  in  it  are  turned  out,  but  the  darkness  in  a  room 
immediately  disappears  as  soon  as  the  lights  are  light- 
ed. 

Night  is  also  caused  by  the  absence  of  the  sun's 
light,  but  when  the  sun  returns,  the  darkness  of  night 
disappears.  The  same  may  be  said  of  the  soul.  When 
it  turns  away  from  the  Light  of  God,  then  it  is  in 
darkness  and  misery. 

Evil  is   compared  to   darkness   and  night,   because 


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it  arises  where    there  is  a  shadow,  a  lack  of  the  full- 
ness of  the  Light  of  God. 

While  darkness  of  itself  is  nothing,  still  there 
may  be  substances  within  its  shadow.  For  example, 
the  earth  is  a  substance,  and  at  night  it  is  veiled  in  the 
shadow  of  darkness,  which  is  caused  simply  by  the  ab- 
sence of  Light.  Likewise  the  darkness  of  evil  is 
caused  by  the  absence  of  the  LIGHT,  the  Goodness 
and  Righteousness  of  God. 

THE  FIRMAMENT. 

"And  God  said,  let  there  be  a  firmament  in  the 
midst  of  the  waters :  and  let  it  divide  the  waters  from 
the  waters."  Gen.  1-6. 

"And  God  made  the  firmament  and  divided  the 
waters  which  were  under  the  firmament  from  the  waters 
which  were  above  the  firmament  and  God  called  the 
firmament  Heaven."  Gen.  i,  6-7-8. 

In  other  words,  God  placed  Heaven — His  King- 
dom— in  the  midst  of  the  waters,  the  substances  of 
Nature,  where  he  could  reign  over  all  that  which 
would  obey — heed  His  Holy  Will. 

God  therefore  said:  "Let  the  waters  under  the 
heaven  be  gathered  unto  one  place,  and  let  dry  land 
appear."  That  is,  God  took  of  the  substances  under 
Heaven — beneath  His  Kingdom,  and  with  His  Spirit, 
transformed  them  into  land.  A  spherical  body  which 


26  THE  CREATIONS  OF  GOD 

He  called  the  Earth.  Gen.  i,  9-10.  And  God  saw 
that  it  was  good,  which  signifies  God  created  the 
Earth  Good.  Gen.  i,  10. 

"And  God  said,  Let  the  earth  bring  forth 
grass,  the  herb  yielding  seed,  and  the  fruit  tree, 
yielding  fruit  after  his  kind  whose  seed  is  in  itself." 
And  as  God  had  commanded,  the  earth  brought  forth 
all  these  things.  And  God  created  them  Good.  Gen., 
i,  11-12. 

THE  DAYS,  SEASONS  AND  YEARS. 

"And  God  said,  Let  there  be  lights  in  the  firma- 
ment of  the  heaven  to  divide  the  day  from  the  night :  and 
let  them  be  for  signs,  and  for  seasons,  and  for  days, 
and  for  years."  Gen.  i,  14-15.  Yea,  the  starry  con- 
stellations of  the  Zodiac  are  signs.  They  give  us  our 
seasons,  our  years,  days  and  hours. 

"And  let  them  be  for  lights  in  the  firmament 
of  the  heaven,  to  give  light  upon  the  earth,  and  it  was 
so."  As  we  all  know.  Likewise  God  gave  the  sun, 
moon  and  stars,  to  rule  over  the  day  and  the  night,  and 
to  divide  the  light  from  the  darkness,  and  God  saw 
—created  them  Good.  Gen.  i,  15,  17,  18. 

''THE  HOLY  TRINITY." 

"And  God  said  'Let  us  create  man  in  our  image, 
after  our  likeness."  Gen,  i,  26. 

What  does  God  denote  by  saying,  "Let  us  create 


THE  CREATIONS  OF  GOD  27 

man  in  our  image,  after  our  likeness?"  And  whom 
does  He  mean  by  "us"  and  "our?"  When  God 
says  us  and  our  He  refers  unto  the  Trinity — God  the 
Father,  God  the  Son,  and  God  the  Holy  Ghost. 

God  the  Father  is  Supreme  Spirit.  He  is  eter- 
nally All  Good. 

God  the  Son  is  Lord  and  Master,  as  His  Father 
created  Him  Lord  over  all  things  beneath  Him. 

God  the  Holy  Ghost  is  the  Redeemer — Savior. 
The  Comforter  of  fallen  man.  God  is  greater  than 
the  Son,  as  He  is  Supreme  Spirit,  the  Infinite  Father 
and  Almighty  Creator.  His  Omnipotent  Wisdom 
keeps  Him  Eternally  Righteous  and  Holy.  There- 
fore God  is  not  the  author  of  confusion — evil — but  of 
Peace  and  Everlasting  Life. 

God  is  the  Author  of  Eternal  Life  because  His 
Spirit  is  Supreme — without  beginning  and  without 
end. 

THE  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST,  THE  MASTER. 

God  created  His  Son  Lord  and  Master,  as  He 
gave  Him  power  over  all  beings  and  things  in  the 
Great  Universe.  God,  therefore,  gave  the  Lord 
dominion  and  power  over  the  man  whom  God  said 
"Let  us  create  in  our  image,  after  our  likeness."  Con- 
sequently the  "us"  and  "our"  represent  God  the 
Father  and  God  the  Son — the  Lord's  Christ,  who  was 
with  God  in  the  beginning. 


28  THE  CREATIONS  OF  GOD 

The  Lord's  Christ,  the  faithful  Son  of  God,  is 
Jesus  Christ.  As  He  abode  with  the  Father,  and 
every  Sinless  soul,  is  a  Son  of  God. 

THE  LORD  GOD'S  MANIFESTATIONS. 

A  Lord  of  the  kingdom  of  darkness  who  was  a 
murderer  from  the  beginning,  because  there  is  no  Truth 
in  him;  consequently  he  entertained  the  idea  that  there 
were  none  as  great  as  he.  And  because  of  that  he 
did  not  the  Will  of  the  Holy  Father. 

The  Lord  God  made  a  heaven  and  earth  to  suit 
himself  and  planted  the  Tree  of  the  knowledge  of 
Good  and  Evil  in  the  Garden  of  Eden.  That  Garden 
corresponds  unto  Heaven,  the  Heaven  which  is  with- 
in: that  of  which  Jesus  Christ  spake,  consequently: 
at  the  time  herein  referred  to,  the  Lord  God  planted 
in  the  mind,  in  the  soul's  consciousness,  the  tree  of 
the  knowledge  of  Good  and  evil.  Gen.  2,  9. 

The  Lord  God's  mind  had  not  hitherto  been  a 
Garden  of  Eden,  a  Heaven,  as  he  had  not  seen  that 
which  was  Good,  the  Goodness  of  the  Father:  and  as 
he  did  not  see  the  Goodness  and  Greatness  of  the 
God  of  Heaven,  the  Lord  God  sowed  false  ideas  in 
the  Mind,  in  the  Garden  of  Eden.  Many  souls  of 
today  do  likewise  who  lose  sight  of  God's  Will. 

The  above  reveals  why  Christ  the  Son  of  God 
came  into  the  world  to  overcome  evil,  and  why  He 
had  to  teach  man  how  to  sacrifice  sin. 


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CHAPTER  II. 

THE  MANIFESTATIONS  OF  THE  LORD  GOD. 

\Vho  is  the  Lord  God?  As  we  study  his  man- 
ifestations and  compare  them  with  the  creations  of  the 
Supreme  God,  we  will  perceive  who  the  Lord  God  is. 

We   must  remember   that  God  the   Holy  Father 
finished  upon  the  sixth  day  all  of  His  creations.     As 
upon  the  seventh  day  God  ended  His  work  which  He 
had  created.     Gen.  2,  2. 

Let  us  also  remember  the  God  of  Heaven  created 
man  in  His  own  Image,  for  "In  the  Image  of  God 
created  He  him;  male  and  female  created  He  them." 
Gen.  i,  27. 

As  God  is  Spirit  and  only  One  Being,  and  as  God 
created  man  in  His  own  Image,  God  created  man  of 
His  Spirit,  and  One  Being  like  unto  Himself.  A  Be- 
ing in  which  was  both  the  male  and  female  principle: 
therefore  God  did  not  create  man  a  dual  bein^,  but 
One  Being  like  unto  His  own  Image:  and  the  man 
God  created  was  a  Spiritual  Being,  because  God  creat- 
ed him  out  of  His  own  Spirit  Substance.  Consequent- 
ly the  man  who  was  created  "In  the  Beginning"  was 
God-Like,  an  Invisible  Being  the  same  as  God  is:  that 
man  could  not  be  otherwise,  as  the  God  of  Heaven 
would  create  only  that  which  corresponds  unto  His 
own  Nature.  It  is  the  LAW. 


30  THE  MANIFESTATIONS  OF  THE  LORD  GOD 

THE  GOD  OP  HEAVEN  AN  ETERNAL  BEING. 

God's  Nature  is  Changeless.  He  is  therefore  Eter- 
nal, without  beginning  and  without  end,  from  ever- 
lasting to  everlasting:  likewise  would  be  the  man 
whom  God  created.  He  could  not  be  otherwise;  as 
God  is  not  the  author,  the  creator  of  confusion:  that 
which  is  evil  and  subject  to  change  and  death. 

As  God  created  one  man  He  also  made  many  beings 
of  a  like  nature.  "And  God  blessed  them,  and  He 
said  unto  them.  'Be  fruitful  and  multiply,  and  re- 
plenish the  earth,  and  subdue  it.'  Gen.  i,  28.  Yea, 
God  desired  the  beings  whom  He  created  to  do  the 
same  Works  He  did:  to  create  as  He  created.  God  also 
wished  man  to  subdue  the  earth,  to  be  Lord  over  all 
things  beneath  him,  as  God  is. 

Again  remember,  "God  saw  everything  that  he 
had  created,  and  behold,  it  was  very  good"  Gen.  I, 

31- 

Now  let  us  compare  the  manifestations  of  the 
Lord  God  with  the  Creations  of  the  Supreme  God. 

MATERIAL  MAN. 

Out  of  what  did  the  Lord  God  make  the  man  Hs 
formed?  "The  Lord  God  formed  man  of  the  dust 
of  the  earth  and  breathed  into  his  nostrils  the  breath 
of  life:  and  man  became  a  living  soul."  The  man 
therefore  the  Lord  God  made  was  formed  of  dust  in- 
stead of  Spirit  Substance,  and  as  a  consequence  he  was 


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a  material  being  instead  of  a  Spiritual  Being: 
and  he  also  was  soul  instead  of  Spirit : —  and  only  as 
that  soul  redeems  himself  by  doing  God's  Will  and 
Works,  will  the  Supreme  Creator  adopt  him,  receive 
him  by  adoption  into  His  Kingdom. 

THE  GARDEN  OF  EDEN. 

What  other  things  did  the  Lord  God  make? 
"The  Lord  God  planted  a  garden  eastward  in  Eden: 
and  there  he  put  the  man  whom  he  had  formed." 
Gen.  2,  8.  "Because  of  that  the  Lord  God  had  made 
an  earth  and  heavens  to  correspond  unto  the  things  He 
made."  Gen.  2,  4. 

While  the  Lord  God  had  tried  to  create  as  the  Su- 
preme God  created,  yet  the  Lord  God  had  not  done 
the  Works  of  God,  the  Father  of  Heaven  as  we  will 
very  soon  see. 

What  did  the  Lord  God  plant  in  his  Garden  ? 
"And  out  of  the  ground  made  the  Lord  God  every 
tree  to  grow  that  is  pleasant  to  the  sight,  and  good 
for  food :  the  tree  of  life  also  in  the  midst  of  the  gar- 
den, and  the  tree  of  the  knowledge  of  good  and 
evil."  Gen.  2,  9. 

The  Lord  God's  trees  were  material  because  he 
made  them  to  grow  out  of  the  ground — matter: 
they  therefore  were  unlike  the  trees  God  the  Infinite 
Creator  had  created.  His  were  Spiritual  Trees,  as 
they  were  made  of  God's  Spirit  Substance. 


32  THE  MANIFESTATIONS  OF  THE  LORD  GOD 

THE  Two  CREATIONS  COMPARED. 

In  comparing  the  two  creations  you  can  see  why 
the  world  has  believed  the  false  idea  that  the  God  of 
Heaven  created  the  tree  of  good  and  evil,  and  material 
man.  It  is  because  the  world  has  in  the  past  been 
made  to  believe  that  the  two  creations  were  one  and  the 
same.  But  this  lesson  is  given  to  reveal  the  Truth— 
to  show  that  there  were  two  creations,  and  also  to  show 
that  the  Supreme  God  did  not  create  man  dual. 
Neither  did  HE  place  evil  in  man's  way  to  tempt 
him:  for  GOD  tempts  no  man.  As  His  Nature  is  Di- 
vine, Holy  and  All-Good. 

The  sooner  therefore  you  free  your  minds  of  the 
false  belief  that  GOD  created  man  twain — in  two  beings: 
and  made  evil,  the  sooner  you  will  know  GOD  and  do  His 
Will  and  Works,  and  speak  His  Words  as  did  Jesus 
Christ,  the  Divine  Man  whom  GOD  created. 

THE  FORBIDDEN  FRUIT. 

What  did  the  Lord  God  command  the  man  to  do 
whom  he  formed  and  put  in  the  garden  which  he 
planted  in  Eden?  The  Lord  God  said  unto  him:  "Of 
every  tree  of  the  garden  thou  mayst  freely  eat.  But  of 
the  tree  of  knowledge  of  good  and  evil,  thou  shalt  not 
eat  of  it :  for  in  the  day  thou  eatest  thereof  thou  shalt 
surely  die."  Gen.  2,  16-17. 

If   the  Lord   God  had   had  the  Wisdom   of   the 


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Supreme  God,  he  would  not  have  tempted,  as  he  did, 
the  man  whom  he  had  formed. 

THE  LORD  GOD  MADE  WOMAN. 

What  other  beings  did  the  Lord  God  make  ? 
"The  Lord  God  said,  It  is  not  good  that  man  should 
be  alone:  I  will  make  an  help  meet  for  him."  Gen. 
2,  18. 

"And  out  of  the  ground  the  Lord  God  formed 
every  beast  of  the  field,  and  every  fowl  of  the  air, 
and  brought  them  unto  Adam  to  see  what  he  would 
call  them."  Gen.  2,  19. 

"And  the  Lord  God  caused  a  deep  sleep  to  fall 
upon  Adam,  and  while  he  slept  the  Lord  took  one  oi 
his  ribs  and  closed  up  the  flesh  instead  thereof:  and 
the  rib,  which  the  Lord  God  had  taken  from  man, 
made  He  a  woman,  and  brought  her  unto  man.''  Gen. 
2,  21-22. 

"And  Adam  said,  This  is  now  bone  of  my  bones  and 
flesh  of  my  flesh :  She  shall  be  called  Woman,  because 
she  was  taken  out  of  man."  Gen.  2,  23. 

Woman  therefore  was  made  of  the  same  material 
substance  that  man  was  made  of:  consequently  they 
were  both  material  beings.  Because  the  Lord  God 
made  for  man  a  woman,  he  did  not  do  the  Works 
of  God,  the  Supreme  Creator.  Why  did  He  not  do 
the  Works  of  God  the  Father  of  Heaven?  Because 
he  divided  man. 


34  THE  MANIFESTATIONS  OF  THE.  LORD  GOD 

MAN  WAS  MADE  TWAIN. 

The  Lord  God  did  not  do  the  Works  of  GOD  be- 
cause he  made  man  dual:  he  separated  the  man  he  made 
from  the  Oneness  of  the  Spirit  of  GOD:  and  not  until 
Christ  helps  the  man  and  woman  whom  the  Lord  God 
made,  to  be  as  One  Being,  perfect^  and  Holy  in  the 
sight  of  GOD,  will  HE  receive  by  adoption,  the  souls 
of  the  manifestations  of  the  Lord  God. 

We  can  see  from  our  experiences  in  this  world, 
that  the  beings  and  things  the  Lord  God  made  were 
not  God-Like  because  of  the  sin,  sorrow  and  sickness 
herein:  and  it  is  very  fortunate  for  us  that  the  Su- 
preme God  is  patient,  long  suffering  and  forgiving, 
and  willing  to  receive  our  souls  by  adoption  if  we  will 
hear  and  heed  the  Words  of  God  the  Father,  and  God 
the  Son  Jesus  Christ.  It  is  also  very  fortunate  for 
our  souls,  that  GOD  sent  a  Sinless  Son  to  teach  us  by 
example  how  to  be  Holy  and  God-Like. 

THE  GOD  OF  HEAVEN  is  VERY  GOOD; 

See !  How  very  Good  is  the  Infinite  Father :  and 
how  His  Works  doth  shine  by  contrast  when  compared 
unto  the  works  of  the  Lord  God. 

Jesus  Christ  saith,  "By  their  fruits,  ye  shall  know 
them."  Therefore  by  the  Lord  God's  fruits  we  know 
that  his  wpjrks  are  not  one  and  the  satrie  as  GOD'S 
Works:  because  the  Lord  God's  works  caused  the  fall 


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of  man,  and  they  also  caused  pain,  misery  and  death 
unto  all  the  beings  and  things  he  made. 

THE  FALL  OF  THE  LORD  GOD. 

"How  art  the  Lord  God  fallen  from  Heaven. 
O,  Lucifer!  how  art  thou  cut  down  to  the  ground,  be- 
cause of  thy  false  creations,  that  hath  weakened  the 
nations."  Isaiah  14,  12. 

"Because  thou  has  thought  to  exalt  thy  throne 
above  the  stars  of  God :  and  to  ascend  above  the  Most 
High,  thou  hast  been  brought  down  to  the  lowest 
depths  of  darkness."  Isaiah  14,  13-14.  And  also 
that  terrible  thing  hast  come  upon  thee,  because  thou 
hast  said,  "I  am  a  God,  I  sit  in  the  seat  of  God:  Yet 
thou  art  not  God,  though  thou  set  thy  heart  as  the 
heart  of  God."  Ezekiel  28,  2.  "Behold,  because  thou 
hast  thought  and  said  these  things,  thou  shalt  die 
the  death  of  them  thou  hath  slain."  Ezekiel  28,  8. 

Yea,  the  Law  of  God,  the  Supreme  Creator,  is, 
'  'As  ye  sow  ye  shall  reap."  And  as  the  Lord  God  sow- 
ed the  seeds  of  evil  in  his  garden,  he  must  and  should 
reap  the  same  terrible  influences  he  cast  upon  the  be- 
ings and  things  he  made. 

We  praise  God,  the  Holy  Father,  because  His  Wis- 
dom, hath  revealed  the  Door,  the  Way,  whereby  we  may 
be  freed  of  the  false  influences  in  which  the  sinful 
Lord  God  hath  placed  our  souls :  consequently,  we 
adore  and  worship  Christ,  the  Son  of  God.  He  who 
is  the  Savior  of  the  World. 


36  THE  MANIFESTATIONS  OF  THE  LORD  GOD 

THE   GOD   OF   HEAVEN   AND   THE  LORD 
JESUS  CHRIST. 

What  concerning  the  GOD  of  Heaven  does  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  teach?  He  saith,  "There  is  none 
Good  but  One,  that  is  GOD."  Matt.  19,  17.  Though 
Jesus  Christ  spake  the  Words  of  GOD  and  did  His 
Works,  He  said,  "Why  callest  thou  me  Good?  There 
is  none  Good  but  GOD.  Thereby  the  Lord  and  Mas- 
ter humbled  Himself  and  exalted  GOD  His  Father. 
Yet  He  always  said,  'I  and  my  Father  are  One,  but 
the  Father  is  greater  than  I.'  "  He  therefore  never 
claimed  that  He  was  GOD,  and  that  there  was  none 
else,  no  God  besides  Him.  While  the  Lord's  Christ 
taught  that  none  could  come  unto  GOD  but  through 
Him,  He  never  said,  "I  am  the  first  and  I  am  the  last: 
and  besides  me  there  is  no  God."  Isa.  44,  6.  But  on  the 
contrary  He  told  the  world  that  He  could  do  nothing 
of  Himself:  and  that  the  Words  He  spake,  and  Works 
He  did,  His  Father  spake  and  did  for  Him.  Jesus 
Christ  therefore  humbled  Himself  in  the  Sight  of 
GOD,  and  the  Father  exalted  Him  unto  the  Most 
High. 

THE  LORD  WHO  CLAIMED  TO  BE  GOD. 

What  Lord  then  is  it  of  whom  the  Prophet  Isaiah 
speaks,  who  says,  "I  am  the  first  and  I  am  the  last,  and 
beside  me  there  is  no  God."  Isa.  44,  6.  "Is  there  a 


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God  beside  me?  Yea,  there  is  no  God:  I  know  not 
any."  Isa.  44,  8.  Again  that  Lord  saith,  "I  am  the 
Lord  that  maketh  all  things,  the  Lord  thy  Redeemer, 
and  he  that  formed  thee."  Isa.  44,  24.  "I  am  the 
Lord,  and  there  is  none  else,  there  is  no  God  beside 
me."  Isa.  45,  5.  "I  form  the  light,  and  I  create  dark- 
ness: I  make  peace  and  create  evil:  I  the  Lord  do  all 
these  things."  Isa.  45,  7.  "Let  them  bring  forth  sal- 
vation, and  let  righteousness  spring  up  together:  I  the 
Lord  have  created  it."  Isa.  45,  8.  "There  is  no  God 
else  beside  me:  a  just  GOD  and  a  savior,  there  is  none 
beside  me."  "Look  unto  me  and  be  ye  saved  for  I  am 
God,  and  there  is  none  else."  Isa.  45,  21.  22. 

THE  ATTRIBUTES  OF  THE  GOD  OF  HEAVEN. 

The  Lord  who  claims  to  be  all  in  all,  is  he  the 
Supreme  God?  Let  us  see,  The  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
says,  The  GOD  of  Heaven  is  a  Spirit:  HE  is  Perfect 
and  Holy:  none  are  Good  but  GOD:  He  hath  All- 
Power:  He  is  All  in  all:  He  hath  Eternal  Life:  He  is 
from  Everlasting  to  Everlasting:  Besides  the  GOD  of 
Heaven  sent  His  Son,  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  into  the 
world  to  be  the  Redeemer  and  Savior  of  mankind,  and 
GOD  Creates  only  Light  that  which  is  Good,  hence 
"in  Him  is  no  darkness  at  all."  i  John  1,5.  As 
the  GOD  of  Heaven  is  only  Light,  He  cannot  cause 
darkness  and  evil,  but  on  the  contrary  GOD  sent  His 
Beloved  Son  into  the  world  of  darkness  and  evil  to 
overcome  their  sinful  influences,  and  to  Reveal  the 


38  THE  MANIFESTATIONS  OF  THE  LORD  GOD 

Light  of  Truth.  The  GOD  of  Heaven  never  tempts 
any  one,  because  He  is  the  Spirit  Kssence  of  Purity 
and  absolute  Holiness.  The  GOD  of  Heaven  could 
not  have  His  Kingdom  in  that  Holy  Realm  if  He 
made  both  Good  and  evil:  Light  and  darkness,  as  His 
Kingdom  would  not  be  Eternal.  Jesus  Christ  says, 
"A  kingdom  divided  against  itself  cannot  stand." 
"Ye  can  not  serve  two  masters,  GOD  and  mammon:" 
for  ye  can  not  love  both  the  Light  and  the  darkness 
at  one  and  the  same  time.  "Light  hath  no  com- 
munion with  darkness."  n  Cor.  6,  14. 

THK  LORD  OF  THE  KINGDOM  OF  DARKNESS. 

Who  then  is  the  Lord  who  says,  "I  make  the 
light,  and  I  create  the  darkness:  I  make  peace  and 
create  evil;"  and  yet  at  the  same  time  he  says  he  is 
God,  there  is  none  beside  him,  there  is  no  God.  Are 
not  his  claims  false?  Is  not  his  kingdom  divided? 
Yea,  and  as  that  is  true  his  kingdom  cannot  stand:  it 
is  not  an  Eternal  Kingdom  like  unto  the  Kingdom  of 
Heaven.  Because  of  that,  there  is  a  GOD  besides 
him,  Yea,  there  is  an  Everlasting  GOD:  and  an  Ever- 
lasting Redeemer,  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  That  false 
Lord  is  not  GOD,  he  is  not  a  Savior,  nor  a  Redeemer 
as  he  claims  to  be.  How  inconsistent  it  is  to  make 
man  evil  and  then  repent  having  made  him  so.  First 
the  Lord  God  tempts  man  and  then  repents  having 
made  him:  is  that  GOD-Like?  Nay,  The  Lord  who 
claims  to  be  GOD,  but  who  is  not  the  GOD  of  Heaven, 


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is  the  Lord  who  made  man  sinful,  and  as  he  exalted 
himself  he  .  is  abased.  Besides  the  man  he  made 
became  corrupt,  saw  death:  likewise  will  the  maker 
of  evil  fall — perish. 

YOUR  HEAVENLY  FATHER  AND  GREAT  REDEEMER. 

Why  is  the  Kingdom  of  the  GOD  of  Heaven  an 
Everlasting  Kingdom?  The  Kingdom  of  the  GOD 
of  Heaven  is  Eternal,  because  GOD  Creates  only 
LIGHT,  LIFE,  and  Immortal  Goodness.  Who  is  the 
Great  Redeemer  of  the  world  of  darkness?  He  is  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  GOD  of  Heaven, 
and  He  is  the  mighty  Revealer  of  the  Truth.  What 
is  Truth?  And  why  does  Christ  reveal  Truth?  Truth 
is  that  which  represents  all  that  which  is  GOOD  and 
HOLY;  It  is  the  Perfect  LIGHT  of  the  GOD  of 
Heaven;  Truth  therefore  abides  forever.  Christ 
Jesus  reveals  Truth  because  He  speaks  the  Words  of 
His  Heavenly  Father  and  does  the  Works  of  GOD. 
Does  the  lord  of  this  world  do  the  works  of  the  GOD 
of  Heaven?  Nay.  Whose  works  does  he  do?  He 
does  his  own  material  works. 

WHO  CALLED  THE  LORD  OF  EVIL  GOD? 

The  Lord  who  made  evil  called  himself  God,  and 
the  serpent  who  served  him  called  him  God:  and  the 
woman  whom  that  lord  made  also  called  him  God : 
besides  the  world  today  calls  him  God.  Gen.  3, 


40  THE  MANIFESTATIONS  OF  THE  LORD  GOD 

i,  2,  3,  5.  There  are  souls  in  the  world  who  at  the 
present  time  think  they  make  that  which  is  Good; 
because  of  that  they  claim  to  be  God:  Yea,  they  saith, 
I  am  God,  for  I  am  made  in  the  Image  of  God. 
Why  are  the  souls  who  make  that  statement  not 
created  in  the  Image  of  God.  Because  none  are 
GOOD  save  ONE,  the  GOD  of  Heaven.  When  only 
may  the  souls  of  this  world  be  created  in  the  Image 
of  the  GOD  of  Heaven?  As  the  souls  of  darkness 
overcome  all  evil  as  did  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  then 
they  are  born  again,  born  of  Spirit,  and  then  also 
they  speak  the  Words  and  do  the  Works  of  the  GOD 
of  Heaven;  and  only  as  they  do  those  things  are  they 
created  in  the  Image  of  GOD,  and  the  GOD  of  Heaven 
receives  them  by  Adoption.  There  are  but  few  per- 
sons in  the  world  who  are  Perfect  and  Holy. 

WHY  DID  GOD  SKND  His  SON  TO  THE  EARTH  ? 

The  GOD  of  Heaven  Willed  to  overcome  the  evil 
the  Lord  God  made,  therefore  HE  sent  HIS  Beloved 
Son  into  this  world  of  darkness  to  teach  men  how  to 
sacrifice  and  overcome  all  sin;  in  other  words  He 
came  to  Redeem  mankind.  No  soul  of  this  dark 
sphere  is  created  in  the  Image  of  the  GOD  of 
Heaven,  until  he  follows  the  Divine  Example  of  the 
Great  Redeemer;  consequently  not  until  he  is  redeemed 
by  the  Spirit  of  Truth  that  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  came 
to  reveal  is  he  born  again,  born  in  the  Image  of  the 
God  of  Heaven.  And  only  as  the  men  of  this  world 


THE  MANIFESTATIONS  OF  THE  LORD  GOD  41 

follow  exactly  the  Divine  Example  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  will  they  attain  that  Heavenly  Treasure 
GOD'S  IMAGE. 

WHO  SAYS  SINFUL  MAN  is  MADE   IN 
THE  IMAGE  OF  GOD  ? 

The  Lord  God  who  made  material  man  claims  he 
is  made  in  the  Image  of  GOD:  the  one  who  says  he 
made  both  Good  and  evil.  Gen.  5,  i.  Who  says 
that  GOD  made  them  twain,  man  and  woman,  and 
called  the  man  Adam?  The  same  Lord  who  made 
evil.  Gen.  5,  2.  Why  do  we  know  he  said  these 
things?  Because  he  made  man  dual  and  said,  I  am 
God,  there  is  none  else,  no  God  beside  me. 

WHO  REPENTED  BECAUSE  HE  MADE  MAN  ? 

The  Lord  God  repented  having  made  man  because 
all  the  imaginations  of  his  heart  became  very  evil. 
Would  the  GOD  of  Heaven  repent  creating  a  man  in 
His  Own  Image?  Nay,  Impossible!  for  the  Nature  of 
GOD  is  only  GOOD.  And  a  man  whose  nature  is 
God-Like  has  no  evil  in  His  heart.  The  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  is  such  an  example,  for  He  abode  only  in  the 
Spirit  of  His  Father  in  Heaven,  He  therefore  is  the 
Image  of  the  GOD  of  Heaven. 

THE  ADOPTED  SOUL. 

When  are  the  souls  who  are  in  the  world  today 
Adopted  by  GOD?  When  they  sacrifice  all  sin  and 


42  THE  MANIFESTATIONS  OF  THE  LORD  GOD 

overcome  the  evil  of  darkness:  and  they  do  that  only 
as  they  are  born  of  Spirit — Redeemed.  Consequently 
only  the  faithful  and  Sinless  Lord  and  the  Redeemed 
Soul  are  created  in  the  Image  of  the  GOD  of  Heaven. 
Remember  the  God-Like  Being  is  ONE  with  Christ, 
and  Christ  is  a  Divine  Being  that  hath  the  male  and 
female  Spirit  within  Himself  like  unto  the  GOD  of 
Heaven;  He  therefore  is  not  the  man  whom  the  Lord 
God  made  twain,  who  divorced  woman  from  man. 
The  reason  the  world  has  abode  in  darkness  for  ages 
is  because  it  has  been  serving  a  false  god.  Awake! 
O  ye  souls  of  the  earth,  and  learn  to  KNOW  the 
TRUE  GOD,  the  GOD  of  Heaven:  and  ye  will  have 
Eternal  Love  and  Peace:  Light  and  Everlasting  Life. 


THERE  is  BUT  ONE  SUPREME  GOD  43 


CHAPTER  III. 

THERE  IS  BUT  ONE  SUPREME  AND  EVER- 
LASTING GOD. 

"There  is  none  good  but  one,  that  is  God."  Matt. 
19,  17.  Who  said  that?  Jesus  Christ.  Why  is  Jesus 
Christ  the  Son  of  God?  Because  He  did  and  does 
only  the  Will  and  Works  of  God. 

Why  was  man  in  the  beginning  entitled  the  Lord 
God?  Man  was  called  God  because  he  was  created 
in  the  Image  of  God:  and  as  His  Infinite  Father  told 
him  to  subdue  the  earth,  and  to  rule  over  all  things, 
man  was  a  lord :  he  therefore  was  designated  the  Lord 
God.  Were  all  the  men,  all  the  angels,  children 
of  GOD,  those  whom  He  created  ?  Nay,  for  in  the 
day  the  Lord  God  made  the  beings  and  things  he  did, 
they  manifested  a  will  unlike  the  Will  of  GOD: 

In  order  to  distinguish  the  Lords  apart,  they  are 
entitled  the  faithful  and  Sinless  Lord  and  the  faith- 
less and  sinful  man. 

Unto  whom  may  the  Sinless  Lord  God  be  com- 
pared? He  is  like  unto  Jesus  Christ,  because  that 
Lord  abode  only  in  the  Spirit  of  God  the  Infinite 
Father:  as  Jesus  spoke  only  the  Words  of  God  and 
did  only  His  works. 


44  THERE  is  BUT  ONE  SUPREME 

Unto  whom  may  the  sinful  lord  be  compared? 
He  is  like  unto  mortal  man:  he  exalted  self,  and 
made  false  beings  and  things  instead  of  doing  the 
Will  and  Works  of  God,  the  Holy  Father.  And  as  a 
consequence  he  became  the  maker  of  the  material 
world,  and  fell  to  the  lowest  depths  of  darkness. 

Remember  the  Supreme  God  creates,  while  the 
sinful  lord  only  makes,  because  he  does  his  own 
will  and  works.  He  exalts  self,  in  place  of  doing  the 
Will  and  Works  of  GOD,  as  did  Jesus  Christ.  The 
sinful  lord  therefore  made  material  beings  and 
things :  that  which  is  corruptible,  and  passes  away. 

Why  is  the  Sinless  Lord  God  entitled  the  Son  of 
God?  Because  He  humbles  self  by  doing  only  the 
Will  and  Works  of  GOD:  hence  he  creates:  and  He 
creates  only  that  which  is  Eternal  as  He  abides  only  in 
the  Spirit,  the  Mind  of  the  Supreme  God. 

THE  ONKNKSS  OF  BEING. 

"In  the  beginning"  of  creation  the  Infinite 
God  created,  joined  together,  the  male  and  female 
Spiritual  Influence  in  one  being  when  He  created  man, 
the  same  as  It  is  within  Himself;  as  God  created 
man  in  His  own  Image.  But  the  Lord  who  exalted 
self,  that  is,  did  his  own  will  and  works,  separated  the 
female  mind  from  the  male  mind  and  made  two  beings 
who  were  imperfect :  because  he  did  not  the  Will  and 
Works  of  God,  the  Almighty  Father.  Why  is  it  wiser 


AND  EVERLASTING  GOD  45 

to  be  created  Light  of  Light,  and  Spirit  of  Spirit,  that 
which  is  Supreme,  God-Like:  than  to  be  made  flesh  of 
flesh,  and  bone  of  bone:  that  which  is  corrupt,  earth- 
like?  In  the  first  instance  you  are  Immortalized,  be- 
ing created  out  of  that  which  endures  forever:  in  the 
latter  instance  you  pass  away,  because  made  of  that 
which  is  subject  to  decay. 

THE   DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  CREATED 
AND  MADE  THINGS. 

What  is  the  difference  between  the  things 
which  are  created,  and  the  things  which  are  made? 
There  is  a  vast  difference  between  them,  for  created 
Beings  and  Things  are  created  out  of  the  First  Great 
Cause,  Supreme  Spirit  Substance.  They  therefor*1 
endure  forever.  While  made  beings  and  things  are 
not  produced  according  to  the  Will  of  God,  as  they  are 
not  formed  as  the  Infinite  Creator  created  beings  and 
things  in  the  beginning :  consequently  made  things  are 
formed  of  matter,  the  elements  of  darkness. 

THE  CAUSE  OF  NAKEDNESS. 
When  is  man  and  woman  naked  ?  And  why  then 
do  shame  and  fear  overtake  them?  When  the  male 
and  female  mind  is  made  twain  they  are  naked :  because 
they  are  then  separated  from  the  Spirit,  the  Oneness 
of  God :  and  shame  and  fear  always  follow  those  who 
are  separated  from  God:  as  then  they  have  no  sure 


46  THERE  is  BUT  ONE  SUPREME 

foundation  upon  which  to  rest.  In  what  did  the  Lord 
God,  who  exalted  self,  clothe  men?  He  clothed  them 
in  material  things.  Gen.  3,  21.  Why  did  he  do  that? 
He  had  to  clothe  them  in  matter  because  he  had  made 
them  twain,  separated  them  from  the  Divine  Oneness 
of  God  the  Supreme  Father. 

THK  WINE  OF  LIFE. 

What  did  Jesus  Christ,  the  Sinless  Lord  God,  do 
when  His  Mother  asked  Him  at  the  wedding  feast  to 
make  wine?  He  rebuked  her,  because  He  did  not 
wish  to  use  His  God-given  Power  for  material  gain. 
However,  he  grasped  the  opportunity  to  teach  the 
world  a  grand  lesson :  and  the  lesson  taught  was,  to 
show  man  that  He  could  re-create  material  things  into 
that  which  is  Immortal  Spirit:  because  of  that,  the 
wine  He  created  was  good,  for  those  at  the  feast  so 
pronounced  it,  and  that  wine  which  the  Lord  created 
was  good,  as  it  contained  the  Spirit  of  Eternal  Life 
within  its  substance. 

THE  ETERNAL  BREAD  AND  MEAT. 

At  another  time  Jesus  Christ  fed  five  thousand 
people,  upon  bread  and  meat.  What  kind  of  bread 
and  meat  would  He  only  create?  That  which  hath 
within  their  substance  only  Eternal  Life.  The  twelve 
baskets  over  revealed  that  the  bread  and  meat  which 
the  Lord  gave  them  was  Inexhaustible:  and  only 


AND  EVERLASTING  GOD  47 

that  which  is  from  Everlasting  to  Everlasting  is  Inex- 
haustible and  Limitless. 

GOD  Is  ONLY  GOOD. 

Listen  and  remember  that  the  Supreme  God  hath 
created  only  the  Divine  Spiritual  part  of  our  natures : 
for  only  God  is  Good,  and  God  is  only  Good:  that  is 
none  are  good  but  God,  the  Supreme  Father,  and  the 
only  nature  God  hath  is  Infinite  Goodness. 

Likewise  remember  that  God  the  Almighty  Cre- 
ator is  greater  than  the  Image  of  God,  Christ  Jesus, 
the  Son;  and  also  remember  that  God  creates,  and  only 
the  Lord  who  abides  in  His  Spirit,  does  his  Will  and 
Works,  is  able  to  create.  The  sinful  Lord  only  made 
things,  as  is  seen  in  the  difference  between  the  two 
creations. 

You  must  never  forget  that  there  is  a  mighty  dif- 
ference between  the  One  God  and  Supreme  Creator, 
He  who  is  only  Good,  and  the  sinful  Lord  God  who 
made  the  material  world,  matter  loving  and  sinful 
man:  consequently,  there  is  God  the  Infinite  Creator 
of  Immortal  Beings  and  Things,  and  there  is  also  the 
Lord  God,  the  maker  of  material  and  mortal  beings 
and  things. 

As  has  been  herein  said,  the  Lord  God  who  does 
only  the  will  of  the  Supreme  Father  is  entitled  the 
Sinless  Lord  God,  Christ  the  Son,  as  He  subdued  the 
earth.  Jesus  Christ  the  Master  and  Redeemer  of  all 


48  THERE  is  BUT  ONE  SUPREME 

beings  and  things  is  such  an  example.  He  therefore 
in  the  Gospels  is  designated,  Jesus  Christ,  the  Lord 
and  Master,  the  Lord's  Christ,  and  the  Son  of  God; 
to  distinguish  him  from  the  sinful  Lord  God  who  did 
his  own  will  instead  of  the  Infinite  Father's  Will:  hence 
he  did  not  subdue  the  earth,  but  served  and  worshipped 
matter. 

GOD  CREATES,  MAN  MAKES. 

We  repeat  GOD  Creates,  man  makes,  for  the  sinful 
Lord  God  made  man  in  the  image  of  that  which  is 
material:  that  is,  he  willed  to  make  his  consciousness 
like  unto  that  of  a  material  being  by  exalting  self, 
instead  of  GOD. 

What  is  a  man's  rage  like  unto  who  rejects  the 
idea  that  there  were  two  creations?  It  corresponds 
unto  the  wrath  of  the  Lord  God,  as  we  show  the  false- 
ness and  sinfnlness  of  the  beings  and  things  that 
Lord  made:  because  the  darkness  of  matter  hath  blind- 
ed him,  he  believes  that  which  he  makes  is  good:  but 
his  wrath  shows  he  abides  in  sin  and  evil.  The  sinful 
lord  god-man,  cannot  because  of  his  sins  see  that 
which  is  good  and  recreate  matter  unto  Goodness 
until  he  overcomes — sacrifices — all  the  evil  influences 
of  flesh  and  blood,  and  not  until  he  does  that  will  be 
become  sinless,  and  thereby  be  able  to  recreate  all  his 
false  manifestations :  and  that  is  what  every  soul  must 
do  who  lives  in  this  world. 


AND  EVERLASTING  GOD  49 

GOD  created  man  to  do  the  Works  of  His  Infinite 
Will:  and  the  Faithful  Lord  God  does  the  Father's 
Will  and  Works  as  did  Jesus  Christ. 

THE  FALSE  LORD  MADE  MAN  TWAIN. 

It  is  written,  the  Pharisees  came  to  Jesus  Christ 
tempting  him,  saying:  "Is  it  lawful  for  a  man  to  put 
away  his  wife  for  every  cause?"  Matt.  19,  3. 

"And  he  answered  and  said  unto  them,  Have  ye 
not  read,  that  which  ,,.  made  them  at  the  beginning 
made  them  male  and  female?" 

"And  said,  for  this  cause  shall  a  man  leave  father 
and  mother,  and  shall  cleave  to  his  wife:  and  they 
twain  shall  be  one  flesh?" 

"Wherefore  they  are  no  more  twain  but  one  flesh. 
What  therefore  GOD  hath  joined  together,  let  no 
man  put  asunder."  Matt.  19,  5-6. 

Who  made  them  male  and  female?  Remember, 
it  was  the  sinful  Lord  God  who  made  man  twain  and 
flesh  of  flesh.  But  God  the  Holy  Father  created  them 
male  and  female  in  One  Being  like  unto  Himself,  in 
His  likeness. 

Who  said,  "they  twain  shall  be  one  flesh?"  Adam. 
Gen.  2,  24. 

Which  is  best,  to  be  of  one  flesh,  or  of  One  Spirit  ? 
As  flesh  passes  away,  and  Spirit  endures  for  ever,  it 
is  better  to  be  of  One  Spirit.  The  man  GOD  created 


50  THERE  is  BUT  ONE  SUPREME 

in  the  beginning  was  Light  of  Light,     and  Spirit  of 
Spirit :  instead  of  flesh  of  flesh  and  bone  of  bone. 

ABIDE  IN  THE  ONENESS  OF  GOD. 

Christ  Jesus  says,  "What  GOD  hath  joined  togeth- 
er, let  no  man  put  asunder."  In  other  words,  what 
God  hath  created  One,  no  man  can  make  twain. 

That  was  a  rebuke  unto  the  Lord  God-man — as 
he  had  made  twain,  man  and  woman,  that  which  should 
be  only  One,  as  is  the  God  Image.  May  that  which 
is  made  twain  be  One?  Nay,  besides  Jesus  Christ 
says,  that  which  is  divided  against  itself  cannot  stand. 
Let  us  see:  did  the  man,  the  Lord  God  made  twain, 
stand,  abide  forever?  Nay,  he  sickened  and  died  as 
an  apple  divided  withers  and  decays.  Because  the 
sinful  Lord  God  made  man  twain  the  result  of  that  sin 
was  the  putting  away  of  wives,  that  was  a  natural 
consequence. 

"THERE  ARE  No  MARRIAGES  IN  HEAVEN." 

But  it  was  not  so  in  the  beginning:  that  is,  when 
God  created  man  in  the  Image  of  the  Oneness  of  His 
Spirit:  for  as  we  have  said  before,  God  in  the  begin- 
ning created  the  male  and  the  female  Spirit  in  One 
Individual,  the  same  as  it  is  within  God's  own  Image, 
Christ. 

After  Jesus  Christ  had  answered  the  Pharisees' 
question,  He  pointed  out  the  sins  of  the  marriage 


AND  EVERLASTING  GOD  51 

state,  thereby  proving  that  marriage  is  not  an  ordin- 
ance of  Heaven.  As  God  is  only  Good,  he  cannot 
sanction  anything  that  causes  sin  and  suffering:  be- 
sides Christ's  Words,  which  are  God's  Words,  show 
that  marriage  is  not  permitted  in  Heaven.  They  are 
in  substance  as  follows: 

There  be  those  which  have  made  themselves 
Perfect  for  the  Kingdom  of  Heaven's  sake.  "He  that 
is  able  to  receive  it,  let  him  receive  it."  Matt.  19,  12. 

That  saying  of  Christ's  shows  that  if  a  man  wish- 
es to  attain  the  Kingdom  of  God,  he  must  make  him- 
self Divine:  that  is,  he  must  attain  perfect  self-con- 
trol, overcome  all  the  sins  of  flesh  and  blood,  then  he 
will  become  One  with  the  Spirit  of  God,  be  recreated 
into  Spirit — God's  Image,  as  man  was  in  the  beginning. 

He  that  is  able  to  receive  it  let  him  receive  the  say- 
ing of  Christ's.  Ye  must  become  Perfect  for  the 
Kingdom  of  Heaven's  sal^e. 

Jesus  Christ  also  said  at  that  time:  "Suffer  little 
children  to  come  unto  me:  for  of  such  is  the  Kingdom 
of  Heaven."  Matt.  19,  14. 

Remember  He  spake  GOD'S  Words,  and  those 
Words  show  that  you  must  become  as  pure  as  a  little 
child  if  you  aspire  to  attain  Heaven. 

In  other  words,  man  must  become  Sinless  before 
he  can  be  redeemed,  created  like  GOD  created  man 
in  the  beginning.  He  must  therefore  be  born  again, 
born  of  Spirit,  as  Jesus  says. 


52  THERE  is  BUT  ONE  SUPREME 

You  MUST  ATTAIN  PERFECTION. 

If  you  aspire  to  be  perfect,  "go  and  sell  all  thou 
hast  and  give  to  the  poor."  Matt.  19,  21. 

What  must  you  sell  in  order  to  give  to  the  poor? 
You  must  sacrifice  and  overcome  all  material  things 
and  their  evil  influences ;  and  when  you  have  done 
that,  you  will  be  ready  to  give  to  the  poor  because 
then  you  will  be  overshadowed  by  the  Spirit  of  the 
Most  High :  and  as  you  freely  receive  of  the  Light  and 
Life  of  God,  you  will  also  freely  give  unto  the  poor. 
The  poor  are  those  souls  who  sit  in  darkness — sin — 
as  they  are  separated  from  God:  and  as  you  bring 
them  unto  a  knowledge  of  God,  you  give  to  the  poor : 
not  as  the  world  giveth,  but  as  God  giveth. 

THE  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST  CREATES  WORLDS. 

How  does  Jesus  Christ  create  all  worlds?  First, 
He  creates  only  that  which  is  enduring,  because  he 
does  the  Works  of  God:  and  as  the  Father  sent  Him 
into  this  material  world  to  redeem  all  things,  He  re- 
creates false  worlds  and  thereby  He  creates  all  worlds. 

Paul  says:  "God  created  all  things  by  Jesus 
Christ."  Eph.  3,  9. 

Yea,  God  creates  and  re-creates  all  things  by  the 
Spirit  that  Jesus  Christ  revealed  and  they  are  created 
for  Him.  Col.  i,  16. 

Remember,  things  are  created  only  when  they  are 


AND  EVERLASTING  GOD  53 

created  of  Spirit  that  which  is  Eternal  and  only  Eternal 
Things  are  created.  Because  material  things  are  only 
made  they  are  subject  to  change  and  decay.  God 
hath  appointed  Christ  heir  of  all  things  as  he  upholds 
all  things  by  the  Word  of  God  and  with  His  Power. 
Heb.  i,  2-3. 


54  I?  WAS  NOT  So  IN  THE  BEGINNING 

CHAPTER  IV. 

"IT  WAS  NOT  SO  IN  THE  BEGINNING/' 

The  object  of  these  lessons  is  to  put  forth  the 
Truth  in  all  Its  Purity  and  Power,  that  Jesus  Christ 
Taught,  that  other  souls  may,  who  aspire  to  do  so, 
know  how  to  fulfill  the  Will  of  the  Spirit  of  Christ 
As  the  writer  aspires  to  be  led  only  by  the  Spirit  of 
Christ,  the  interpretations  of  Jesus  Christ's  teachings 
are  received  through  the  Spirit  of  Inspiration,  of  Wis- 
dom, and  of  Understanding,  the  way  GOD  promised 
They  should  be  given:  consequently  it  is  impossible 
for  these  lessons  to  contradict  Christ's  Teachings,  and 
also  because  of  that,  they  do  not  try,  neither  do  they 
limit  the  Power  of  GOD:  for  Christ  speaks  the  Words 
of  GOD.  But  on  the  contrary  they  ascribe  unto  GOD 
Limitless  Power,  because  they  teach  that  GOD  Creates 
only  that  which  is  Eternal — Limitless.  How  can  GOD 
be  limited  when  HE  Sees  only  that  which  is  Limitless, 
and  without  beginning  and  without  end?  He  would 
be  limited  if  He  made  evil. 

THE  CHANGKLKSS  AND  LIMITLESS. 

Listen!  That  which  is  Eternal  and  Changeless 
Is  Limitless,  therefore  IT  is  not  limited:  while  evil  is 
limited,  did  you  ever  think  of  that  ?  What  GOD  there- 


IT  WAS  NOT  So  IN  THE  BEGINNING-  55 

fore  created  in  the  beginning  is  Eternal — Changeless — 
for  all  HE  created,  HE  pronounced  very  GOOD. 
Was  not  the  man  whom  the  Lord  God  made  forced  to 
leave  the  Garden  of  Eden  because  of  his  sin?  And 
also  did  he  not  lose  sight  of  GOD?  "It  was  not  so 
in  the  beginning."  Consequently  sin  is  the  cause  of 
things  being  as  they  are  in  the  world  today,  for  "they 
were  not  so  in  the  beginning,"  neither  is  it  GOD'S  Will 
for  them  to  be  as  they  are.  GOD  never  creates  that 
which  is  not  HIS  Will  to  be :  sin  therefore  is  the  cause 
of  all  the  false  things  in  the  world.  Because  of  that 
the  earth  has,  as  man  has,  a  spiritual  body  and  a  physi- 
cal body.  GOD  created  its  spiritual  body  and  man, 
through  sin,  has  made  its  physical  body. 

The  Spirit  of  these  lessons  confesseth  that  Jesus 
Christ  "came  in  the  flesh" — Redeemed  Flesh;  It  was 
therefore  capable  of  Transmutation,  as  Jesus  several 
times  proved.  And  as  Jesus  Christ's  flesh  was  Clean 
— Sinless — it  did  not  see  corruption. 

As  these  words  are  based  upon  the  teachings  of 
Christ  they  are  not  taken  from  the  teachings  of  any 
science,  for  the  teachings  of  Christ  are  all  Sufficient, 
and  All-Satisfying;  thus  only  the  Spirit  of  Jesus 
Christ's  Words  are  taken  for  the  foundation  of  these 
lessons. 


56  IT  WAS  NOT  So  IN  THE  BEGINNING 

•TEACH,  BE  SmiJ" 

"Peace  Be  Still !"  Who  said  that  ?  Jesus  Christ. 
And  why  did  Jesus  Christ  say  that?  The  great  Mas- 
ter said.,  "Peace  Be  Still!"  unto  the  turbulent  and 
stormy  sea,  and  it  became  calm — Still.  Most  men's 
minds  are  like  unto  a  turbulent  and  stormy  sea,  and 
the  Spirit  of  Christ  says  unto  all  those  who  will  listen 
unto  Him:  "Peace,  Be  Still!"  And  as  you  are  com- 
manded by  GOD  through  HIS  Son  to  "Be  Still !"  you 
should  "Be  Still!"  And  if  you  will  "Be  Still;"  that 
is,  silence  all  turbulent  thoughts,  evil  desires,  false 
passions,  and  sinful  appetites;  then  the  Spirit  of  the 
Most  High  will  overshadow  you,  and  you  will  Realize 
the  Peacefulness  of  GOD'S  Light,  Life  and  Love. 
And  no  greater  activity  could  be  expressed  within  you, 
than  to  have  active  within  you  the  most  Holy  Influen- 
ces that  Emanate  from  the  Sublime  Spirit  of  GOD.  If 
you  aspire  to  have  the  Peace  that  surpasseth  under- 
standing, then  obey  the  Divine  Command;  "Peace,  Be 
Still !"  And  only  as  you  do  that  will  you  "Love  and 
Worship  GOD  in  Spirit  and  in  Truth;"  and  as  you  thus 
truly  Praise  GOD  you  will  forget  the  old  selfish  self, 
and  as  you  forget  him,  also  then  you  will  become  ex- 
ceedingly active  in  serving  GOD.  Remember,  you 
can  forget  the  false  self,  that  which  you  have  made 
by  sin,  only  as  you  Still  all  its  false  and  evil  influen- 
ces. You  see  therefore,  that  to  "Be  Still"  does  not 


IT  WAS  NOT  So  IN  THE  BEGINNING  57 

mean  to  be  inactive,  but  on  the  contrary  you  are  made 
more  active,  when  the  selfish  self  is  still,  and  all  be- 
cause, then  GOD'S  Infinite  Blessings  are  Poured  out 
upon  you,  and  They  fill  you  with  Their  utmost  Life 
and  Activity. 


FALSE  INTERPRETATION  OF  SCRIPTURE. 

The  original  Scriptures  have  been  interpreted  by 
man  to  suit  man's  convenience;  if  you  will  therefore 
accept  all  of  Christ's  Teachings  and  all  in  the  Bible 
that  corresponds  unto  His  Teachings,  you  will  have 
sufficient  of  the  Spirit  of  Truth  to  Love  and  Worship 
GOD  in  the  Beauty  of  Holiness;  consequently  you  do 
not  have  to  accept  all  the  Bible,  as  interpreted  by 
man,  (says,  GOD  said,  and  did)  for  there  are  many 
things  in  the  Bible  that  are  attributed  by  man  to  be 
GOD'S  sayings  and  doings,  that  are  not  GOD-like; 
hence  they  are  none  of  His. 


"Goo  Is  A  SPIRIT." 

Jesus  says,  "God  is  a  Spirit,"  John  2-24.  And 
as  GOD  is  a  Spirit,  HE  is  Spirit;  for  how  can  He  be 
a  Spirit  unless  HE  be  Spirit?  Therefore  as  the  In- 
finite Father  is  GOD  and  a  Spirit,  GOD  is  Supreme 
Spirit.  Never  once  in  all  of  Jesus  Christ's  Teachings 


58  IT  WAS  NOT  So  IN  THE  BEGINNING 

does  He  say  that  GOD  ever  created  evil,  but  on  the 
contrary  He  says  "GOD  only  is  GOOD."  "GOD  is 
Love."  Even  though  Sinless  Himself  Jesus  never 
claimed  to  have  the  absolute  Goodness  of  GOD,  for  he 
knew  that  while  in  the  world  He  could  not  possess  to 
the  utmost  degree  the  Goodness  and  Power  of  GOD. 
Jesus  also  said  "A  kingdom  or  a  house  divided  against 
itself  cannot  stand.  Christ  said  that,  to  let  the  world 
know  that  GOD  is  not  dual,  for  GOD  would  be  dual- 
divided,  if  He  created  both  Good  and  evil.  Man  is 
dual  until  Redeemed;  thus  unregenerate  man  sees 
GOD  in  a  false,  a  dual  light. 

Jesus  Christ  always  said  whenever  questioned 
about  existing  evils  in  the  church,  "It  was  not  so  in 
the  beginning."  But  Moses  suffered  certain  things 
to  be  because  of  the.  hardness  of  man's  heart.  The  Son 
of  GOD  therefore  came  into  the  world  to  redeem  man 
from  his  sins;  and  while  teaching  him  how  to  over- 
come evil,  Jesus  suffered,  as  all  souls  do,  who  do  as  he 
did;  but  the  sufferings  of  a  Pure,  Good,  and  Sinless 
Soul  are  not  like  the  sufferings  of  a  soul  who  sins.  A 
Sinless  Soul  like  unto  Jesus'  suffers  for  the  sins  of 
others,  but  that  suffering  is  a  pain  that  always  ends 
in  Ecstacy,  and  great  Joy.  Did  not  Christ  ascend  into 
Heaven  after  His  Crucifixion?  Indeed  He  did. 


IT  WAS  NOT  So  IN  THE  BEGINNING  59 

How  TO  FORGIVE  SIN. 

Christ  promises,  "Whosesoever  sins  you  remit  they 
are  remitted  unto  them." 

If  you  have  ever  forgiven  a  deep  injury  done 
unto  you  then  you  know  the  joy  that  comes  from 
such  suffering  and  forgiveness.  Jesus  came  into  the 
world  to  remit  sins,  because  He  was  Sinless,  and  He 
suffered  for  the  sins  of  others  while  overcoming  them  as 
all  souls  do,  who  do  as  He  did,  but  He  who  is  as  Good 
as  GOD  is  GOOD  is  absolutely  Free  from  all  such  pain 
and  suffering.  If  a  person  suffers  it  is  not  always  a 
sign  that  he  is  suffering  for  his  own  sins ;  nevertheless 
sin  is  the  cause  of  all  kinds  of  suffering. 

"No  MARRIAGE  IN  HEAVEN." 

The  God  of  Heaven,  the  Infinite  Creator,  in  the 
beginning  of  creation,  made  them  male  and  female 
and  you  know  that  a  Spiritual  Being  is  both  male  and 
female,  as  he  hath  the  Oneness  of  GOD.  Jesus  was  a 
Spiritual  Being.  A  God  incarnate.  And  it  is  also 
true:  "When  they  rise  from  the  dead,  meaning  Re- 
deemed Souls,  they  neither  marry,  nor  are  they  given 
in  marriage,  but  are  as  the  Angels  in  Heaven."  Mark 
12-22.  And  souls  rise  from  the  dead,  when  they  rise 
from  sin — put  away  that  which  is  mortal — that  is, 
overcome  all  the  evil  influences  of  unregenerate  flesh, 
then  they  neither  marry  nor  are  they  given  in  marriage. 


60  IT  WAS  NOT  So  IN  THE  BEGINNING 

Did  Jesus  Christ  marry?  Nay,  He  therefore  lived 
as  the  Angels  Live  which  are  in  Heaven.  When  the 
disciples  said,  "It  is  not  good  to  marry,"  Jesus  said, 
"He  that  is  able  to  receive  it,  let  him  receive  it" 
Jesus  the  Christ,  received  it,  as  His  Divine  Example 
proves,  and  unless  you  follow  His  Sublime  Example  in 
every  particular  you  do  not  fully  believe  in,  nor  do  you 
love  and  worship  Christ's  teachings  as  you  ought. 

THK  SPIRITUAL  SOUL. 

The  Spiritual  Soul  remains  as  GOD,  in  the  be- 
ginning, created  him,  but  most  souls  that  are  in  the 
world  today  are  mortal — material — because  corrupt — 
sinful.  A  soul  who  overcomes  sin,  is  Spiritualized; 
made  a  Quickening  Spirit,  as  he  puts  away  all  sin 
and  evil.  The  first  man  Adam  was  a  living  soul  when 
he  was  made;  but  he  who  sins  as  Adam  did  makes  a 
false  soul,  and  that  soul  is  not  a  living  soul,  but  a 
dead  soul,  still  if  he  repents — overcomes  all  the  false 
influences  of  the  flesh,  then  that  soul  becomes  a  Quick- 
ening Spirit,  like  unto  the  last  man  Adam — Christ  5 
for  GOD  receives  him  by  Adoption. 

BK  FRUITFUL  AND  MULTIPLY. 

GOD'S  Will  is  for  all  HIS  Children  to  be  Fruit- 
ful, to  Multiply  and  to  Replenish  the  earth.  Who* 
did  that?  Jesus  the  Christ.  What  therefore  are  the 


IT  WAS  NOT  So  IN  THE  BEGINNING  61 

Fruits  of  GOD  ?  Purity  and  Holiness,  a  Sinless  Life. 
If  you  are  pure  and  Holy  as  was  Jesus,  then  and  only 
then  will  you  be  Fruitful  in  the  Sight  of  GOD;  and 
you  will  also  Multiply;  for  the  Strength  of  GOD  will 
then  draw  unto  you  more  and  more  Life  day  by  day; 
and  too  you  will  replenish  the  earth  with  the  Light 
and  Life  that  Flows  unto  you  from  the  Spirit  of  GOD. 
Thereby  you  will  help  Restore  the  physical  earth  unto 
a  pure  state,  oneness  with  the  Spiritual  Earth,  that 
which  God  created  "in  the  beginning." 

How  A  SPHERE  is  MADE  SELF-LUMINOUS. 

A  self-luminous  sphere  is  illuminated  because  it 
has  more  of  the  Light  and  Life  of  God  manifest  with- 
in its  borders,  than  a  sphere  has  who  shines  only  by 
reflected  light.  The  physical  earth  is  one  of  those 
spheres  that  shines  only  by  a  reflected  light;  but  the 
Spiritual  Earth  "was  not  so  in  the  beginning."  Neither 
is  it  now.  The  splendor  of  the  brilliancy  of  a  heaven- 
ly body,  all  depends  upon  the  Holy  Influences  that  are 
manifesting  therein.  The  physical  earth  would  soon 
become  a  self-luminous  sphere — a  sun — if  the  souls 
of  her  inhabitants  were  all  Sinless  Souls. 

SPIRITUAL  MAN'S  MEAT. 

The  Fruits  and  Seeds  that  God  created  "in  the 
beginning,"  for  man's  Meat,  were  not  material  fruits 


62  IT  WAS  NOT  So  IN  THE  BEGINNING 

and  seeds  subject  to  decay  for  Jesus  said,  "  I  have 
Meat  to  eat  that  ye  know  not  of."  The  Meat  that 
He  had  to  eat  was  the  same  that  God  gave  man 
"in  the  beginning/'  That  Meat  therefore  was  the  Di- 
vine Fruits  and  Spiritual  Seeds  of  Heaven,  that  which 
contains  the  fullness  of  God's  Light,  Life,  Love  and 
Bliss;  for  These  are  the  only  Meats  that  will  truly 
Sustain  the  Spiritual  Body,  the  Ever  Living  Soul, 
the  Quickening  Spirit. 

LIGHT  AND  DARKNESS. 

Day  corresponds  unto  the  Light  and  Life  of 
GOD:  therefore  whenever  GOD'S  Light  and  Life 
are  Expressed  within  you  it  is  Day.  Night  repre- 
sents the  darkness  and  ignorance  of  the  sins  of 
the  flesh,  and  the  world.  Hence  if  a  soul  lives  as 
the  world  lives,  it  abides  in  the  darkness  of  night. 
Because  of  these  things,  GOD  called  the  Light  Day 
and  the  darkness  He  called  night.  And  where 
GOD'S  Presence  is  fully  Manifest,  it  is  Eternal  Day: 
as  it  is  upon  self-luminous  stars-suns.  Consequently 
GOD  does  not  create  darkness,  the  night:  but  sin  and 
evil  do  that,  and  for  that  reason  the  physical  part  of 
the  earth  is  a  plane  of  darkness  most  of  the  time.  Why 
did  Jesus  Christ  come  into  the  world  to  teach  you  the 
Truth  if  GOD  made  the  darkness,  and  did  not,  "in  the 
beginning,"  wish  you  to  be  Like  unto  His  O.'wn  Image- 
— a  Spiritual  Being;  instead  of  a  mortal  soul,  as  you 


IT  WAS  Nor  So  IN  THE  BEGINNING  63 

have  chosen  to  be.  Remember  GOD  separates  the 
Light  from  the  darkness,  and  that  is  why  sinful  beings 
are  mortal,  and  make  and  attract  material  and  mortal 
things  unto  their  souls,  the  things  that  are  in  the  world 
today;  but  with  Holy  Man,  it  was  not  so  "in  the  begin- 
ning" If  GOD  created  these  evil  things — darkness — 
why  did  He  send  His  Son  into  the  world  to  overcome 
them  ?  And  to  teach  you  how  to  be  free  from  them  ? 
These  questions  are  good  for  you  to  ponder  over. 

KNOW  THE  TRUTH  AND  LIVE  FOREVER. 

Jesus  Christ  teaches  that  death  is  caused  by  not 
knowing  the  Spiritual  Truth— GOD.  That  is,  if 
you  do  not  know  the  Truth  and  Live  It  as  Christ 
teaches  It,  then  you  will  see  death:  you  must  there- 
fore put  on  Immortality — the  Spirit  of  Christ — to  be 
Free  from  that  which  is  mortal.  Christ  says^"Be  Ye 
Perfect."  How  can  you  be  Perfect  unless  you  do  ex- 
actly as  did  Jesus  Christ?  What  did  He  do?  He 
overcame  all  the  sins  of  the  flesh  and  the  world,  and 
you  must  do  likewise,  if  you  wish  to  "Be  Perfect,"  and 
attain  Eternal  Life. 

Man  makes  false  beings  and  things  as  he  yields 
to  the  influences  of  unregenerate  flesh  and  the  world: 
and  it  is  then  he  creates  that  which  causes  his  downfall 
and  death.  But  as  man  does  GOD'S  Will  he  creates 
in  the  true  sense,  for  then  he  does  that  which  is  GOD 
Like.  GOD  ever  creates  in  the  True  Sense,  as  He 


64  IT  WAS  NOT  So  IN  THE  BEGINNING 

creates  only  that  which  is  Eternal  and  Limitless, 
therefore  HE  does  not  make  evil  that  which  is  limited, 
and  it  is  only  evil  that  thinks  GOD  is  limited  if  HE 
does  not  make  evil. 

THE  MANIFESTATIONS  OF  MORTAL  MAN  ARE 
MATERIAL. 

In  quoting  what  a  lesson  says  it  is  but  just  for 
you  to  quote  correctly:  for  example,  you  said,  "the 
lesson  said,  that  Spiritual  Man  was  the  creator  of 
mortal  beings;"  it  did  not  make  such  a  false  assertion 
as  that,  but  it  says,  ''The  manifestations  of  man  are 
material  and  mortal,  because  he  is  carnal  and  takes 
false  ideas  and  evil  things  to  make  his  things."  A  man 
is  sinful  who  harbors  false  ideas,  therefore  he  is  not  a 
Spiritual  Man,  nor  can  he  be  as  long  as  he  partakes 
of  false  ideas  and  evil  things:  but  "it  was  not  so  in 
the  beginning."  It  is  true  the  God  of  Heaven  made 
man  in  the  beginning  a  Pure  and  Spiritual  Being,  if 
he  had  been  otherwise  he  could  not  have  lived  in 
Heaven.  Sin  is  the  cause  of  man's  mortality — death: 
"like  therefore  forms  its  like."  Does  not  man  reap 
wheat  if  he  sows  wheat?  Yea,  if  he  sows  tares  he 
reaps  tares,  likewise  he  who  sows  sinful  thoughts 
and  evil  desires  reaps  their  mortal  effects. 

NOTHING  IMPOSSIBLE  WITH  GOD. 
.    Jesus  Christ  says  "Nothing  is  impossible  with 
GOD."  Therefore  Jesus  put  on  Regenerate  Flesh,  be- 


IT  WAS  NOT  So  IN  THE  BEGINNING  65 

cause  He  was  Sinless,  and  also  because  He  ''.vas  zvith 
GOD:  and  He  did  that  to  Teach  you  how  to  overcome 
sin,  and  by  so  doing  He  took  upon  Himself  your 
sins,  and  the  sins  of  the  world,  and  suffered  on  account 
of  their  uncleanness — mortality.  You  see  the  flesh 
that  Jesus  Christ  took  on  was  Regenerate,  as  it  d:d 
not  see  corruption.  GOD,  in  His  Love  and  Mercy 
that  endureth  forever,  hath  for  the  sake  of  man,  pro- 
vided a  way  for  all  flesh  to  be  Redeemed-Regenerated- 
Reborn.  Man  becomes  One  with  God — the  Divine 
Soul — and  GOD  adopts  the  Redeemed  Soul  only  as 
he  works  to  have  his  human  soul  Redeemed. 
A  sluggish  liver  will  make  a  man  have  the  blues, 
but  what  is  it  that  causes  a  sluggish  liver?  It  is 
yielding  to  a  false  idea,  and  unclean  desire,  an  ab- 
normal appetite,  and  the  doing  of  a  sinful  deed.  All 
sickness  therefore  may  always  be  traced  back  to  the 
mind,  for  if  the  false  idea — thought — had  not  been 
heeded  in  the  first  place  there  would  have  been  no 
evil  results.  Because  man,  heeded,  listened  unto  the 
words  of  the  deceiver — falseness — he  fell.  Warning. 
Be  very  careful  therefore  what  thoughts  and  words 
you  listen  unto.  GOD'S  Words  are  the  only  words 
you  should  hear. 


66        COMMANDMENTS  OF  GOD  AND  THE  MOSAIC  LAW 


CHAPTER  V. 

THE    DIFFERENCE    BETWEEN    THE    COM- 
MANDMENTS OF  THE  GOD  OF  HEAVEN 
AND     THE    MOSAIC    LAV/. 

PERFECT  LOVE  FULFILLS  THE  WILL  OF  HEAVEN. 

What  are  the  commandments  of  the  God  of  Heav- 
en ?  The  Lord  Jesus  Christ  says,  "Thou  shalt  love  the 
Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul, 
and  with  all  thy  mind.  This  is  the  -first  and  great 
Commandment."  "And  the  second  is  like  unto  it. 
Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbor  as  thyself."  "On  these 
two  Commandments  hang  all  the  Law  and  the  proph- 
ets." Matt.  22,  37-38-39-40.  From  these  command- 
ments we  perceive  that  the  LAW  and  WILL  of  th<» 
God  of  Heaven  is  fulfilled  in  one  word — LOVE.  Gal. 

5,14- 

Because  there  is  no  unrighteousness  in  the  God 
of  Heaven:  (Rom.  9,  14.)  His  Commandments  are 
for  the  Righteous. 

THE  MOSAIC  LAW. 

What  are  the  Commandments  of  the  Mosaic  law  ? 
See  Deut.  5,  7th  to  22d  verse.  Who  is  the  author  of 
Moses'  law  ?  That  Author  says,  "I  am  a  Jealous  God, 


THE  DIFFERENCE  IN  THOSE  COMMANDMENTS         67 

visit  ing  the  iniquities  of  the  fathers  upon  the  children 
unto  the  third  and  fourth  generation  of  them  that  hate 
me."  Deut.  5,  9.  Is  he  like  unto  the  God  of  Heaven, 
who  is  only  LOVE?  And  whose  Commandment  is 
contained  in  the  one  word,  LOVE  ?  Nay,  consequent- 
ly the  author  of  the  Mosaic  law  must  be  the  Lord  God, 
the  god  of  this  world.  Why  was  the  law  of  Moses 
given?  Because  of  the  sins  of  the  world.  Gal.  3, 
igth  to  29th  verses.  That  law  was  given  till  Christ 
should  come.  Therefore  it  is  for  sinners,  and  not  for 
the  Children  of  Heaven,  the  Righteous  Men.  It  is  ffcfc 
the  self-righteous  like  unto  the  Scribes  and  Pharisees 
of  Christ  Jesus'  time. 

GRACE    AND    TRUTH    CAME    BY    THE 
LORD    JESUS   CHRIST. 

The  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  greatest  Law  Giver  the 
world  has  ever  known,  when  He  came,  the  self-right 
eous  people  recognized  Him  not,  but  sought  to  kill  that 
Lord  because  He  denounced  them  and  their  law; 
they  had  the  law  of  Moses.  He  had  the  LAW  of  the 
Father  of  Heaven:  for  "Grace  and  Truth  came  by 
Jesus  Christ."  John  i,  17.  And  John  says,  "The 
Pharisees'  law  was  given  by  Moses."  If  you  wish  to 
know  who  Moses  was,  read  Acts  7,  2oth  verse  to  end 
of  chapter. 

As  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  represents  the  God  of 
Heaven,  Moses  also  represents  the  Lord  God,  the  god 


68        COMMANDMENTS  OF  GOD  AND  THE  MOSAIC 

of  this  world;  he  who  repented  because  he  had  made 
man,  because  "all  the  imaginations  of  the  thoughts  of 
man's  heart  were  only  evil  continually;  consequently, 
that  Lord  said,  "I  will  destroy  man  and  beast,  for  it 
repenteth  me  that  I  have  made  them."  Gen.  6,  5-6-7. 
Is  that  Lord  a  wise  god?  It  is  written  that  the  God 
of  Heaven  is  not  a  God  who  repents,  because  He  can- 
not lie.  He  is  only  Love,  Truth.  Num.  23,  19. 
Neither  is  He  a  God  of  revenge.  Luke  18,  6-7-8-9. 
Only  the  unjust  judge  says  God  is  a  God  of  vengeance. 
Neither  does  He  stoop  to  smite  man.  Exodus  12,  12. 
As  the  GOD  of  Heaven  cannot  look  upon  iniquity. 
Habakkuk  n,  13. 

MOSES'  LAW  HAD  No  HEALING  POWER. 

One  day  when  the  Pharisees  and  the  doctors  of 
the  law  of  Moses  were  present  to  listen  unto  the  teach- 
ings of  Christ  Jesus,  it  is  written  that  "the  power  of 
the  Lord  was  present  to  heal  them."  Luke  5,  17. 
Because  of  that,  their  law  was  not  healing,  else  they 
would  not  have  been  in  need  of  Christ's  Healing  Pow- 
er. But  they  did  not  accept  His  Mighty  Power,  for 
they  began  reasoning,  and  said,  "Who  is  this  that 
speaketh  blasphemies  ?  Who  can  forgive  sins,  but  God 
alone?"  Luke  5,  21. 

How  long  is  the  Mosaic  law  to  rule  ?  Until  Christ 
comes  into  your  hearts,  minds  and  souls ;  for  it  is  writ- 
ten, "The  first  law  and  the  prophets  were  until  John 


THE  DIFFERENCE  IN  THOSE  COMMANDMENTS         69 

the  Baptist  came.     Since  that  time  the  Kingdom  of 
the  God  of  Heaven  is  preached."     Luke  16,  16. 

Why  did  not  the  law  given  by  Moses  have  Love 
and  Truth?  Because  Grace  and  Truth  did  not  come 
until  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  came  into  the  world.  John 
I,  17.  Therefore  Jesus  Christ  changed  the  customs 
which  Moses  delivered  unto  the  world.  Acts  6,  14. 

THE  APOSTLES   PREACHED  AGAINST   THE 
LAW   O*  MOSES. 

Who  preached  against  the  law  of  Moses?  Acts 
6,  11-13.  Stephen,  an  Apostle  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ :  because  he  was  full  of  Faith  and  Power.  Acts 
6,8-15.  What  did  the  people  do  unto  Stephen  ?  They 
stoned  him,  because  he  said  they  were  murderers,  be- 
cause they  had  betrayed  the  Just  One,  who  received 
the  LAW  of  the  God  of  Heaven:  and  they  had  not 
kept  that  LAW.  Acts  7,  52,  53.  And  also  because 
Stephen  said,  "Behold,  I  see  the  Heavens  opened,  and 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  standing  on  the  right  hand  of 
God."  Acts  7,  55-56.  You  can  see  from  their  cruel 
act  that  their  law  which  Moses  had  given  them  had  not 
taught  them  love,  but  hate  and  vengeance  and  murder. 
Why  could  those  who  served  only  the  Mosaic  law  not 
be  justified?  Because  that  law  was  not  perfect.  Paul 
says  the  law  of  Moses  was  not  perfect :  "For  that  law 
made  nothing  perfect."  Heb.  7,  17-18-19.  If  that 
law  had  been  perfect,  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  would  not 


yo       COMMANDMENTS  OF  GOD  AND  THE  MOSAIC  L,AW 

have  come.  Heb.  7,  11-12-15-16.  Paul  also  says  that 
the  Mosaic  law  maketh  men  high  priests  who  hath 
infirmities,  sins :  but  the  WORD,  the  Son  of  the  God 
of  Heaven  maketh  a  High  Priest,  who  is  consecrated 
for  ever  more.  Heb.  7,  28. 

ONLY  THE  LOVE  OF  THE  GOD  OF  HEAVEN 
JUSTIFIES. 

How  may  we  be  Justified  ?  We  may  be  justified 
only  by  the  Love  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  because  He 
speaks  the  Words  and  does  the  Works  of  the  Father 
which  is  in  Heaven.  Acts  13,  39. 

Was  the  young  man  who  wished  to  inherit  Eter- 
nal Life  justified  by  the  Mosaic  law  ?  Nay.  Yet  had 
he  not  kept  that  law  ?  Nevertheless  Jesus  Christ  said 
unto  him,  "If  thou  wilt  be  perfect,  give  up  all  thou  hast 
and  come  and  follow  me."  Matt.  19,  i6th  to  23d  verse. 

Was  that  young  man  willing  to  do  as  Jesus  had 
commanded  him?  Nay,  he  went  away  sorrowful. 
Consequently  the  law  he  had  served  had  not  made  him 
perfect  nor  taught  him  to  look  unto  the  God  of  Heaven, 
whom  Jesus  Christ  loved  and  worshipped. 

Who  believed  it  necessary  to  keep  the  law  of  Mo- 
ses? The  scribes  and  Pharisees.  Acts  15,  5.  Why 
did  the  Apostles  give  no  such  command?  Acts  15,  24. 
Because  they  persuaded  men  to  worship  the  God  of 
Heaven  contrary  to  the  law  of  Moses,  Acts  18,  13. 
And  Paul  converted  many  thousands  of  the  Jews  all 


THE  DIFFERENCE  IN  THOSE  COMMANDMENTS  71 

of  whom  had  been  zealous  of  the  first  law :  the  same 
as  Paul  once  had  been.     Acts  21,  20. 

Yet  Paul  taught  them  to  forsake  that  law.  Acts 
21,  21-28.  Read  how  Paul  was  converted  in  Acts  22d 
chapter.  While  Paul  taught  them  to  forsake  the  law 
of  Moses,  still  it  seems  he  referred  some  men  to  that 
law,  because  they  are  still  of  the  world  and  not  yet 
ready  to  serve  the  WILL  of  the  God  of  Heaven.  Acts 
28,  23d  to  3  ist  verse. 

THE  WORLD  Wiix  BE  JUDGED  BY  LOVE. 

How  will  the  secrets  of  man  be  judged?  They 
will  be  judged  by  the  Love  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
and  His  Gospel.  Romans  2,  i  ith  to  igth.  And  not  by 
the  law  of  Moses :  for  that  law  made  men  self-right- 
eous :  it  made  them  think  if  they  did  not  worship 
»graven  images,  and  did  not  lie  and  steal :  commit  mur- 
der and  adultery  and  did  not  break  the  Sabbath  day 
nor  dishonor  father  or  mother :  that  they  were  fulfilling 
the  Law  and  Will  of  the  God  of  Heaven :  but  he  who 
knows  that  Almighty  Law  perceives  there  is  much, 
very  much  more  to  do  than  the  above  things ;  that  is, 
all  the  thoughts  of  fear,  worry,  grief,  and  every  evil 
desire  must  be  sacrificed:  and  all  the  affections  and 
lusts  of.  flesh  and  blood  must  be  overcome.  In  other 
words,  everything  of  a  material  nature  must  be  given 
up :  and  the  heart,  soul  and  mind  must  be  led  only  by 
the  Spirit  of  Christ:  because  then,  as  Christ  did,  an 


72        COMMANDMENTS  OF  GOD  AND  THE  MOSAIC  LAW 

individual  will  speak  the  Words  of  God  and  do  the 
Works  of  the  Heavenly  Father. 

FAITH    AND   ITS   WORKS   EXPRESS   THE 
OF  HEAVEN. 


How  is  the  Righteousness  of  the  God  of  Heaven 
made  manifest  without  the  Law  of  Moses  ?  By  Faith  ; 
because  those  who  reveal  Faith  are  no  more  under  the 
Mosaic  law:  besides  we  know  that  whatsoever  things 
that  law  saith,  it  saith  to  them  who  are  under  that  law. 
Rom.  3,  19-20-21-22-23.  How  then  is  the  law  of  Mo- 
ses excluded  ?  By  the  Law  of  Faith.  Rom.  3,  27-28. 

Do  we  then  make  void  the  Mosaic  law  through 
Faith?  Nay,  we  establish  that  law,  but  we  do  it  ac- 
cording to  the  Will  of  the  God  of  Heaven.  Rom. 

3.  3i 

Remember,  "the  Just  live  by  Faith."  Gal.  3,  10-11. 
As  the  law  of  Moses  is  not  of  Faith:  Gal.  3.  12. 
Souls  can  not  live  by  that  law.  Why  does  Christ 
redeem  us  from  the  curse  of  the  law  of  Moses  ?  Gal.  3. 
13.  Because  "the  Spirit  of  Life  in  Jesus  Christ  hath 
made  us  free  from  the  law  of  sin  and  death."  Romans 
8,  2d  to  ipth  verse. 

How  did  the  Promise  of  Christ  come?  It  came 
not  through  the  law  of  Moses.  But  through  the 
Righteousness  of  Faith.  Rom.  4,  13-14. 


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THE  MOSAIC  LAW  Is  A  STUMBLING  STONE. 

Why  does  the  Mosaic  law  work  wrath?  It 
maketh  men  self-righteous,  for  it  blinds  them  to  the 
power  of  Faith.  Rom,  4,  13-14-15-16.  Why  is  sin 
not  imputed  where  there  is  no  law  ?  Because  the  Law 
of  our  Heavenly  Father  maketh  us  to  see  all  our  sins : 
and  it  causeth  us  to  sacrifice  and  overcome  them. 
Rom.  5,  13.  Why  then  is  the  law  of  Moses  a  stumb- 
ling stone?  Because  it  causes  men  to  seek  right- 
eousness, not  by  Faith.  Rom.  9,  30-31-32-33.  Brit 
(<  Whosoever  believeth  on  Christ  shall  not  be  ashamed," 
that  is,  he  shall  not  do  evil. 

Why  are  those  who  believe  on  Christ  not  under 
the  law  of  Moses?  Because  they  are  under  the  Grac° 
and  Truth  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Rom.  6,  14-15. 

And,  if  you  are  under  Grace  and  Truth — that 
which  is  the  Spirit  of  Christ,  sin  and  death  hath  no 
dominion  over  you :  consequently  you  hath  no  need 
of  the  Mosaic  law :  you  therefore  become  dead  to  that 
law  through  Christ.  Rom.  7,  4-5-6. 

Remember,  the  law  of  Moses  is  only  the  letter  that 
which  is  dead:  but  Grace  and  Truth  cometh  by  the 
Lord,  Jesus  Christ,  whose  Spirit  maketh  us  alive. 
Rom.  7,  7-8-9-10-11.  What  law  and  what  command- 
ment is  just,  good,  and  Holy?  Rom.  7,  12-14.  The 
Law  of  the  Father  which  is  in  Heaven:  and  we  are 
commanded  by  Christ's  example  to  abide  with  Grace 


74         COMMANDMENTS  OF  GOD  AND  THE  MOSAIC  L,AW 

and  Truth,  that  which  worketh  our  Faith.  Rom.  7, 
22-23-25. 

THE  LOVE:  OF  CHRIST  Is  THE  END  OF 
THE  MOSAIC  LAW. 

Why  is  Christ  the  end  of  the  law  Moses  describeth? 
Because  the  servants  of  that  law  goeth  about  to  estab- 
lish their  ozvn  righteousness,  and  have  not  submitted 
themselves  unto  the  Righteousness  of  the  God  of  Hea- 
ven. Rom.  10,  3-4-5-6-7-8-9. 

When  do  you  fulfill  the  Heavenly  Father's  Will  ? 
When  you  hath  the  love  of  God  manifest  in  your 
hearts,  minds  and  souls.  Rom.  13,  8-9-10. 

Because  Love  worketh  no  evil.  See  how  the 
commandments  of  Moses'  law  are  cut  down  by  the  one 
Command  of  Christ,  Love  thy  neighbor  as  thyself. 
Rom.  13,  9. 

THE  RIGHTEOUSNESS  OF  HEAVEN  COMETH 
ONLY  BY  PERFECT  LOVE. 

"God  is  Love."  And  the  God  of  Heaven  is  only 
Love.  Love  therefore  fulfills  His  Holy  Will :  His  Al- 
mighty law.  Because  of  that  can  we  receive  the  Spirit 
of  Christ  Jesus  by  the  law  of  Moses?  Impossible! 
If  Justification  comes  by  the  works  of  that  law,  then 
is  Christ  dead  in  vain:  but  on  the  contrary  if  we  be 
crucified  with  Christ  we  realize  we  are  dead  to  that 
law :  for  then  we  know  by  the  works  of  that  law  shall 


THE  DIFFERENCE  IN  THOSE  COMMANDMENTS  75 

no  flesh  be  justified,  made  righteous.  Gal.  2,  16-19- 
20-21.  Why  does  that  which  worketh  evil  befall  us. 
if  we  think  the  ten  commandments  justifu  our  souls  ? 
Because  if  we  believe  that,  then  are  we  fallen  from 
Grace  and  Truth,  and  Christ  hath  no  effect  upon  us. 
Gal.  5,  4- 

The  Spirit  of  Christ  maketh  us  free  because  It  is 
only  Love,  while  the  law  of  Moses  entangleth  us  with 
the  yoke  of  bondage,  because  it  maketh  us  earthy  and 
self-righteous.  Gal.  5,  i. 

Only  through  the  Spirit  of  Christ's  Love,  that 
which  worketh  Faith  within  our  souls,  do  we  wait  for 
the  hope  of  the  Righteousness  of  the  Kingdom  of 
Heaven.  Gal.  5,  5. 

Are  ye  so  foolish,  after  having  begun  in  the  Spirit 
of  Christ,  as  to  believe  that  ye  are  made  perfect  by  the 
lafr  of  the  flesh  ?  Gal.  3,  3. 

Remember,  ye  cannot  receive  the  Spirit  of  Christ 
by  the  works  of  the  law  of  the  flesh,  but  ye  receive 
His  Spirit  only  by  the  hearing  of  Faith.  Gal.  3,  2. 
T/iat  which  is  the  Will  and  Love  of  Heaven. 

THE  MOSAIC  LAW  CRUCIFIED  JESUS  CHRIST. 

The  Mosaic  law  is  the  law  of  the  flesh,  because 
it  was  made  for  sinners.  The  self-righteousness  of 
that  law  was  made  manifest  by  the  Scribes  and  Phari- 
sees who  crucified  Christ :  consequently  it  was  a  curse 
unto  man,  and  that  which  curseth  man  cometh  not  from 


76        COMMANDMENTS  OF  GOD  AND  THE  MOSAIC  LAW 

the  God  of  Heaven,  for  His  Will  is  only  Love.  And 
Jesus  Christ  His  Beloved  Son  redeems  all  from  that 
curse,  if  they  permit  His  Spirit  of  Love  to  lead  them,. 
Gal.  3,  13-19. 

Before  we  knew  Faith,  the  Spirit  of  Christ's  Love : 
we  were  kept  under  the  law  of  the  flesh.  It  was  our 
schoolmaster.  All  those  Souls  who  become  weary 
of  the  rule  of  that  schoolmaster,  seek  Christ  and  He 
maketh  them  free  from  that  schoolmaster.  Gal.  3, 
24-25. 

FLESH  Is  REDEEMED  ONLY  BY  THE  LOVE 
OF  THE  HOLY  SPIRIT. 

It  is  written,  When  the  fullness  of  the  time  was 
come,  the  God  of  Heaven  sent  forth  His  Son,  made  of 
woman  under  the  law.  Gal,  4,  4.  As  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  was  born  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  as  the  Holy 
Spirit  will  overshadow  only  a  redeemed  soul,  that 
woman  of  whom  was  born  the  body  of  Jesus  Christ 
was  Holy,  Regenerated,  born  of  Spirit.  She  was  an 
adopted  child  of  the  Father  of  Heaven:  consequently 
the  Son  of  God  was  made  by  the  law  of  flesh  only  in 
so  far  as  he  took  on  a  body  of  flesh,  but  that  body 
was  not  corrupted,  being  made  by  a  regenerated  soul. 
Because  of  that,  Christ  did  not  partake  of  the  curse  of 
the  law  of  flesh.  However  the  birth  of  that  Lord 
revealed  how  flesh  may  be  justified  by  the  Holy  Spirit. 
The  Son  of  the  God  of  Heaven  came  in  the  flesh  to 


THE  DIFFERENCE  IN  THOSE  COMMANDMENTS          77 

redeem  them  that  were  under  the  law  of  the  flesh, 
that  all  might  by  adoption  be  received  into  the  Heaven- 
ly Father's  Kingdom,  and  become  His  own  children. 
Gal.  4,  5-6.  Then  ye  are  led  by  the  Spirit  of  the 
Father  of  Heaven,  the  Spirit  which  was  in  Jesus  Christ, 
and  also  then  you  are  no  longer  under  the  law  of  the 
flesh.  Gal.  5,  19. 

THE  SINS  OF  THE  LAW  OF  THE  FLESH. 

With  what  are  you  filled,  if  you  walk  by  the  law 
of  the  flesh?  With  uncleanness,  adultery,  fornica- 
tion, idolatry,  hatred,  wrath,  strife,  heresies,  envyings 
murders,  drunkenness,  revelings,  etc.  Why?  Be- 
cause the  law  of  the  ten  commandments  sanctions  di- 
vorce, that  from  which  all  the  sins  of  this  world  arise. 
Flesh  and  blood  cannot  inherit  the  Kingdom  of  Hea- 
ven. »I  Cor.,  15,  50.  The  law  of  Moses  grants  divorces. 
Few  people,  even  though  they  know  it,  will  admit 
that  these  things  and  divorce  are  the  cause  of  all 
the  sin,  sorrow  and  misery  of  this  world.  WThy  do  we 
know  that  divorce  is  evil?  Experience  teaches  that 
the  woes  of  the  world  all  arise  from  thajb  thing. 
The  Lord  Jesus  Christ's  words  and  example  also  teach 
that  there  are  no  marriages  in  Heaven:  for  He  says, 
"In  Heaven  they  neither  marry,  nor  are  they  given 
in  marriage,  but  are  as  the  Angels  of  the  God  of 
Heaven."  Matt.  22,  30.  And  He  also  says,  "Moses, 
because  of  the  hardness  of  your  hearts,  suffered  you 


78         COMMANDMENTS  OF  GOD  AND  THE  MOSAIC  LAW 

to  put  away  your  wives,  but  from  the  beginning  it 
was  not  so."  Matt.  19,  8.  The  sins  that  arise  from 
the  marriage  state  cause  divorces,  thereby  one  evil 
causeth  another.  And  furthermore  Christ  says, 
"Whosoever  shall  put  away  his  wife,  and  shall  marry 
another,  committeth  adultery.  Matt.  19,  9. 

Thus  you  can  see  that  divorce  causes  still  greater 
sin,  and  he  who  sanctions  divorce,  encourages  a  law 
that  is  most  corrupt  in  its  manifestations.  He  there- 
fore who  seeks  a  divorce  is  the  cause  of  sin — unclean- 
ness.  Christ  says,  "Aill  men  cannot  receive  these 
things,"  but  "He  that  is  able  to  receive  them,  let  him 
receive  them."  Matt.  19,  11-12. 

THE:  FRUITS  OF  THE:  SPIRUT  OF  CHRIST. 

We  must  crucify  the  things — the  lusts — of  the 
flesh  if  we  would  be  led  by  the  Spirit  of  Christ,  arid 
also  because  the  fruits  of  His  Spirit  are  only  Love, 
Joy,  Peace,  Long  Suffering,  Mercy,  Meekness,  Good- 
ness, Faith,  Temperance:  against  these  things  there 
is  no  law.  Gal.  5,  22-23-24.  If  we  would  have  the 
Holy  Spirit  abide  with  us  we  must  walk  as  It  walks. 
Gal.  5,  25.  And  if  we  would  fulfill  the  Love  of  Christ, 
we  must  also  bear  each  other's  burdens.  Gal.  6,  2. 

In  what  only  should  we  glory  ?  Not  in  the  law  of 
the  flesh — circumcision — but  in  the  cross  of  Christ,  for 
the  world  is  crucified  unto  us  by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
and  we  are  crucified  unto  the  world.  Gal.  6,  13-14. 


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How  WE  ABOLISH  THE  ENMITY  OF  THE 
TEN  COMMANDMENTS. 

As  we  abolish  the  enmity,  the  sins  of  the  flesh,  we 
also  abolish  the  law  of  the  ten  commandments:  be- 
cause we  desire  to  make  that  which  is  twain  in  us,  one 
new  man,  like  unto  Christ,  that  we  may  have  Peace 
and  Bliss.  Eph.  2,  15.  And  we  also  abolish  the  law 
of  the  commandments  because  of  those  things  for 
which  the  ten  commandments  were  made  do  not  exist 
in  the  Kingdom  of  Heaven.  We  know  the  law  of  the 
ten  commandments  is  good  if  it  be  used  lawfully;  and 
we  also  know  that  law  is  not  made  for  the  truly  Right 
eous  man,  but  for  the  ungodly,  and  for  all  sinners.  I 
Tim.,  i,  9-10. 

Why  should  we  avoid  foolish  questions  about  the 
law  ?  Because  they  are  unprofitable  and  vain.  Titus 
3,9-  * 

THE  BETTER  COVENANT. 

The  Lord  Jesus  Christ  is  a  Meditator  of  a  better 
Covenant.  "For  if  that  first  covenant  had  been  fault- 
less, then  no  place  would  have  been  sought  for  the 
second." 

That  second  covenant  will  and  does  enable  men  to 
know  the  Will  of  the  God  of  Heaven.  For  the  Lord 
says,  "I  will  put  my  laws  into  their  hands,  and  write 
them  in  their  hearts :  and  I  will  be  their  God,  and  they 
shall  be  to  me  a  people."  And  all  shall  know  Me, 


8o         COMMANDMENTS  OP  GOD  AND  THE  MOSAIC  LAW 

from  the  least  to  the  greatest."  Heb.  8,  6-7-10-11. 
The  New  Law  maketh  the  first  old:  and  that  which 
waxeth  old  is  ready  to  vanish  away.  Heb.  8,  13. 

THE:  TRUE:  SACRIFICES. 

As  the  law  of  Moses  hath  only  a  shadow  of  that 
which  is  good,  it  doth  not  make  things  perfect.  Heb. 
10,  i,  For  example  take  its  offerings.  It  is  not  pos 
sible  for  the  blood  of  bulls  and  goats  to  take  away 
sins.  The  God  of  Heaven  hath  no  pleasure  in  such 
sacrifices.  Only  the  overcoming  of  sin  and  the  giving 
up  of  all  the  evils  of  flesh  and  blood  are  acceptable 
offerings  in  His  sight.  Heb.  10,  1-4. 

While  it  is  true  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  was  sacri- 
ficed that  we  might  be  saved;  still  that  sacrifice  was 
made  to  reveal  unto  us  the  way  whereby  we  may  over- 
come all  sin,  the  lusts  of  the  flesh,  that  we  may  do  only 
the  Will  of  the  Heavenly  Father.  Heb.  10,  9-10-11- 
12:  Christ  by  one  offering,  hath  perfected  forever 
them  that  are  sanctified.  Heb.  10,  14. 

And  when  we  become  sanctified,  our  sins  and  in- 
iquities, God  says,  will  be  no  more  remembered  by 
Him.  Heb.  10,  17. 

Christ  hath  consecrated  us  by  a  new  and  a  living 
way.  Heb.  10,  20. 

If  we  sin  after  we  have  received  the  Truth,  there 
remaineth  no  more  sacrifice  but  a  certain  fearful  look- 
ing for  of  judgment.  Heb.  10,  27.  It  is  written,  "He 


THE  DIFFERENCE  IN  THOSE  COMMANDMENTS          81 

that  despiseth  Moses'  law  died  without  mercy."  How 
much  greater  will  be  the  punishment  for  him  who  hath 
trodden  under  foot  the  Love  of  Heaven.  Heb.  10,  29. 

THE  LAW  OF  THE  FLESH  MAKETH  THE 
ILLUMINED  To  SUFFER. 

Remember  after  ye  become  Illuminated  ye  will 
have  to  endure  a  great  fight  of  affliction,  even  as  did 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  ye  will  also  be  made  a 
gazing  stock  both  by  reproaches  and  afflictions.  Heb. 
10,  32-33.  But  if  you  cast  not  away  your  confidence 
in  the  God  of  Heaven,  great  will  be  your  recompense 
and  Reward.  Heb.  10,  35.  Remember  also  Enoch 
was  translated  that  he  should  not  see  death,  and  was 
not  found  because  God  had  translated  him.  That  was 
his  reward  because  he  had  pleased  God,  but  without 
Faith  it  if  impossible  to  please  our  Heavenly  Father. 
Heb.  n,  5-6. 

We  will  be  blessed  indeed,  if  we  will  look  only 
unto  the  Perfect  Law  of  Liberty,  and  continue  therein; 
and  we  must  not  only  be  hearers  but  doers  of  the  work. 
James  I,  25.  The  Only  Righteous  Law  there  is,  is  that 
Law  which  manifests  only  that  which  is  pure  and  un- 
defiled;  and  ye  keep  that  law  as  ye  visit  the  afflicted 
and  reveal  unto  them  the  Loving  Spirit  of  Christ,  and 
at  the  same  time  keep  yourself  unspotted  from  the 
world:  that  is,  give  up  all  the  things  that  are  of  the 
world.  James  i,  27. 


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THE  GOD  OF  HEAVEN  MAKETH  NOT  THE 
LAW  OF  FLESH. 

As  flesh  and  blood  cannot  inherit  the  Kingdom  of 
God:  i  Cor.,  15,  50.  The  God  of  Heaven  is  not 
the  maker  of  flesh  and  blood.  Neither  doth  He  make 
the  laws  pertaining  thereto.  Who  then  is  the  law- 
maker of  flesh  and  blood  ?  He  is  the  god  of  this 
world.  He  is  the  tempter  of  the  world.  He  is  the 
one  who  made  the  first  law,  and  the  one  who  made 
the  serpent. 

It  is  written :  "And  the  Lord  God  commanded  the 
man  whom  he  had  made,  saying,  "Of  every  tree  of 
the  garden  thou  mayst  freely  eat.  But  of  the  tree  of 
the  knowledge  of  good  and  evil,  thou  shalt  not  eat  of. 
it.  for  in  the  day  thou  eatest  thereof  thou  shalt  surely 
die."  den.  2,  16-17.  See  also  Gen.  3,  1st  to  end  of 
chapter. 

In  Genesis  the  third  chapter  you  will  find  that  the 
Lord  God  made  the  serpent  who  tempted  the  woman 
which  he  also  had  made.  And  as  these  beings,  that  the 
Lord  God  had  made,  had  disobeyed  his  commands  they 
had  broken  his  law :  and  as  a  consequence  they  suffered 
pain,  sorrow  and  death. 

THE  GOD  OF  HEAVEN  TEMPTS  No  MAN, 
NEITHER  DOES  HE  CURSE  MAN. 

Does  the  God  of  Heaven  tempt  man  ?  Nay.  Im- 
possible !  Neither,  does  he  curse  any  man :  for  His  Na- 


THE  DIFFERENCE  IN  THOSE  COMMANDMENTS          83 

ture  is  only  Love.  He  therefore  is  Merciful  and  For- 
giving. What  did  the  Lord  Jesus  say  unto  the 
tempter?  "Thou  shalt  not  tempt  the  Lord  thy  God." 
Matt.  4,  7.  Those  words  show  that  it  is  sinful  to 
tempt  anyone.  The  Lord  God  therefore  was  a  sin- 
ner because  he  tempted  man.  What  then  did  the 
tempter  do  unto  Jesus  Christ?  "That  evil  one  taketh 
him  up  .into  an  exceeding  high  mountain,  and  shew- 
eth  him  all  the  kingdoms  of  the  world  and^the  glory 
of  them:  and  saith,  "All  these  things  will  I  give  thee, 
if  thou  wilt  fall  down  and  worship  me."  Then  Jesus 
saith  unto  him,  "Get  thee  hence,  Satan :  for  it  is  writ- 
ten, Thou  shalt  worship  the  Lord  thy  God,  and  Him 
only  shalt  thou  serve."  Matt.  4,  8th  to  2Oth  verse. 


THE  J^ORD  GOD  WAS  THE  FIRST  TEMPTER. 

Who  is  the  tempter,  who  is  called  Satan  ?  As  the 
first  temptation  was  given  man  by  the  Lord  God,  he  is 
that  tempter :  and  he  is  that  tempter  also  because,  he 
made  and  rules  the  kingdoms  of  the  world :  and  being 
Lord  of  this  world,  he  only  had  the  power  to  give  this 
world's  kingdoms  unto  Jesus  Christ. 

Again  who  is  the  tempter?  Is  he  not  called  "the 
son  of  perdition?"  "The  man  of  sin?"  n  Thes. 
2-3.  Is  he  not  he  "Who  opposeth  and  exalteth  him- 
self above  all  that  is  called  God,  or  that  is  worship- 
ped" as  the  God  of  Heaven?  He  therefore  think- 


84         COMMANDMENTS  OF  GOD  AND  THE  MOSAIC  LAW 

eth  "that  he  as  God  sitteth  in  the  temple  of  God,  show- 
ing himself  that  he  is  God."  1 1  Thess.,  2,  4. 

Who  is  this  being  who  thinketh  he  is  God?  Ts 
he  not  the  Lord  who  say  eth,  "I  form  the  light  and 
create  darkness:  I  make  peace  and  create  evil?''  I*- 
aiah  45,  7.  Who  in  the  beginning  of  this  world  did 
those  things?  The  Lord  God  who  made  good  and 
evil,  but  his  goodness  was  only  a  shadow  of  that  which 
is  good.  He  also  says,  "I  am  the  Lord,  and  there  is 
none  else,  there  is  no  God  beside  me."  Isaiah  45,  5. 

As  we  may  judge  the  Lord  God  by  his  works,  we 
may  know  that  the  God  of  Heaven  was  not  beside  him  \ 
for  all  the  worlds  which  he  made  were  full  of  evil  and 
wickedness,  because  the  imaginations  of  the  hearts  of 
men  were  continually  evil.  The  Lord  God  therefore 
repented  because  he  had  made  man.  As  the  Lord  God 
is  the  maker  and  ruler  of  the  kingdoms  of  the  world 
he  is  naturally  the  lord  who  hath  made  the  laws  of  this 
world.  He  being  a  sinner,  because  he  tempted  man,  his 
commandments  were  not  perfect :  hence  they  cause  sin : 
for  the  law  is  the  strength  of  sin.  I  Cor.,  15,  56. 
That  is,  according  to  the  law  so  is  sin. 

If  there  had  been  no  law  in  the  world  there  would 
have  been  no  knowledge  of  sin,  but  as  the  maker  of 
evil  could  not  stand  the  wickedness  of  the  people  whom 
he  had  made,  he  destroyed  them  all  but  one  man  and 
his  family:  and  when  the  inhabitants  of  the  world 
again  became  very  evil,  he  made  laws — command- 


THE  DIFFERENCE  IN  THOSE  COMMANDMENTS          85 

ments — to  see  if  he  could  subdue  their  wickedness :  but 
in  those  laws  there  was  found  only  the  shadow  of  that 
which  is  Good.  "If  there  had  been  a  law  given  which 
could  have  given  Life,  Righteousness  would  have  come 
by  that  law."  Gal.  3,  21.  The  world  therefore  was  kept 
under  the  law  which  the  Lord  God  gave  Moses  until 
Faith  came.  Gal.  3-23. 

No  LAW  Is  NEEDED  WHERE  THERE  Is  No  SIN. 

All  those  who  have  accepted  faith  are  no  longer 
under  the  law  of  Moses.  Gal.  3,  25.  As  Faith  frees 
us  from  all  sin.  No  law  is  required  where  there  is 
no  sin,  hence  where  there  is  no  sin  there  is  no  law. 
Rom.  5,  13.  In  Heaven  the  Kingdom  of  our  Heavenly 
Father  where  there  is  only  Love,  there  is  no  sin.  Con- 
sequently there  is  no  need  of  a  law,  therein,  besides 
where  the  Will  of  Perfect  Love  is  fulfilled  there  is  no 
law :  and  as  no  law  exists  in  Heaven,  the  God  of  that 
Kingdom  maketh  no  laws  for  the  children  of  His  King- 
dom. Because  of  that,  the  God  we  adore  and  wor- 
ship is  "Our  Father  which  art  in  Heaven." 

As  there  is  no  evil  in  Perfect  Love,  no  evil  can 
arise  from  the  Love  of  the  God  of  Heaven :  therefore 
we  may  say  as  did  the  apostle;  "In  the  God  of  Heaven 
there  is  no  darkness  at  all ;  for  "God  is  Love,"  God  is 
only  Good." 

All  the  aforesaid  words  prove  beyond  a  single 
doubt,  that  the  God  of  Heaven  is  not  the  author  of  the 


86         COMMANDMENTS  OF  GOD  AND  THE  MOSAIC  L,A\V 

laws  of  the  kingdom  of  darkness  and  sin :  they  are 
therefore  made  by  the  lord  of  that  kingdom,  Satan, 
the  lord  of  perdition,  n  Thess.,  2,  3.  He  who  hath 
all  the  deceiveableness  of  unrighteousness  in  him,  and 
in  his  people,  because  they  receive  not  the  Truth  and 
its  Love,  ii  Thess.,  2,  10.  "For  that  reason  the 
Lord  God  sent  them  strong  delusions  that  they  should 
believe  a  lie."  n  Thess.,  2,  n.  While  the  God  of 
Heaven  sends  them  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  to  teach  them 
the  Truth,  and  to  show  them  by  example  how  to  "love 
thy  neighbor  as  thyself." 

DEATH  Is  SWALLOWED  IN  THE  VICTORY 
OF  OVERCOMING  SIN. 

Awake  unto  the  Righteousness  of  the  God  of 
Heaven,  O  ye  children  of  the  earth !  For  we  are  sown 
in  corruption,  but  the  Faith  of  Righteousness  raiseth 
us  in  Incorruption."  I  Cor.,  15,  42.  "So  when  this 
corruptible  shall  have  put  on  Incorruption,  and  this 
mortal  shall  have  put  on  Immortality,  then  shall  be 
brought  to  pass  the  saying,  Death  shall  be  swallowed 
up  in  victory."  I  Cor.,  15,  44.  The  victory  of  over- 
coming \  all  sin  and  evil.  "Thanks  be  to  the  God  of 
Heaven  who  giveth  us  our  victory  through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  and  thanks  be  to  Jesus  Christ  for  Grace 
and  Truth,  that  which  is  the  Royal  Love  of  Heaven : 
and  which  is  expressed  in  other  words,  "Thou  shall 
love  thy  neighbor  as  thyself."  James  2,  8. 


THE  DIFFERENCE  IN  THOSE  COMMANDMENTS          87 

FAITH  WITHOUT  THE  WORKS  OF  SACRIFICE 
Is  DEAD. 

We  must  not  only  have  Faith  but  we  must  do  the 
works  of  Faith  if  we  would  be  judged  by  the  Law  of 
Liberty.  James  2,  12.  "As  the  body  without  the 
spirit  is  dead,  so  faith  without  works  is  dead."  James 
2,  26.  Therefore  by  works  is  the  Law  of  Faith  made 
Perfect.  James  2,  22.  "Abraham  was  justified  by 
works  when  he  offered  Isaac  his  son  upon  the  Altar." 
James  2,  21.  Because  he  showed  the  spirit  of  willing- 
ness to  give  up  all  pertaining  to  flesh  and  blood,  even 
his  beloved  son.  The  Lord  Jesus  Christ's  example 
shows  how  He  sacrificed  even  His  life  to  reveal  the 
works  of  the  Law  of  Faith.  Because  of  that,  we  can 
not  be  justified  by  Faith  alone,  but  there  must  also  be 
works  in  order  to  be  saved. 

The  offering  of  Isaac  was  symbolical:  and  it 
shows  we  must  do  as  Abraham  did :  that  is,  we  mus^ 
be  as  willing  as  he  was  to  sacrifice  all  the  beings  and 
things  we  have  that  belong  to  this  world,  for  the 
Kingdom  of  Heaven's  sake.  Remember,  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  said,  "Give  up  all  and  come  and  follow 
me."  We  must  therefore  sacrifice  all  that  pertains 
to  flesh  and  blood  if  we  wish  to  fulfill  the  Royal  Law 
of  Liberty,  that  we  may  abide  in  the  Eternal  Kingdom 
of  Our  Father  which  art  in  Heaven. 

Let  us  evermore  keep  our  Ideal  of  the  God  of 
Heaven  up  to  the  very  highest  and  most  mighty  stand 


88        COMMANDMENTS  OF  GOD  AND  THE  MOSAIC  LAW 

ard :  for  as  we  forever  do  that  marvelous  understand- 
ing will  flow  unceasingly  into  our  hearts,  minds  and 
souls :  and  that  understanding  will  enable  us  to  know 
all  the  mysteries  pertaining  to  all  things :  and  it  will 
also  Quicken  us  with  a  mighty  Life  Power.  Let  us 
Everlastingly  Praise  the  God  of  Heaven  for  His  Eter- 
nal Liberty. 


WHY  ARE  WE  BORN  IN  SIN  89- 

CHAPTER  VI. 

WHY    ARE    WE    BORN    IN    SIN? 

Why  are  we  born  in  sin?  We  are  unfortunate 
enough  to  belong  to  a  kingdom  whose  god  is  the 
maker  of  evil.  Let  us  not  bemoan  our  fate,  for  we 
do  not  have  to  submit  to  fate's  leadings,  because  the 
God  of  Heaven  has  seen  our  distress  and  provided 
a  Way  for  our  escape.  O,  let  us  evermore  praise  our 
Father  which  art  in  Heaven .  but  we  must  remember 
He  is  not  our  Father,  until  we  are  born  again,  born 
of  His  Spirit:  for  the  God  of  Heaven  is  Holy  Spirit 
and  Perfect  Love.  It  is  His  Almighty  Love  that  caus- 
eth  Him  to  show  us  His  most  marvelous,  Merciful 
Pity :  and  as  we  hear  and  heed  His  Loving  Voice, 
with  His  Mighty  Love  He  forgives  our  sins,  then  we 
are  redeemed,  born  again,  born  of  Holy  Spirit,  that 
which  enables  the  God  of  Heaven  to  receive  by  Adop 
tion  our  souls :  then  we  become  heirs  of  the  Kingdom 
of  Heaven,  and  children  of  the  Heavenly  Father. 

THE  REASON  WHY  GOD  RECEIVES  Us 
BY  ADOPTION. 

Why  should  the  God  of  Heaven  receive  us  by 
adoption,  if  He  was  our  Father  in  the  beginning?  And 


90  WHY  ARE  WE  BORN  IN  SIN 

why  did  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  command  us  to  be 
born  again,  born  of  Spirit,  if  in  the  beginning  we  were 
created  in  the  Image  of  the  Spirit  of  the  God  of 
Heaven?  Remember,  'he  thalt  exalteth  ^himself  is 
abased,  but  he  that  humbleth  himself  is  exalted  In 
other  words,  if  we  see  ourselves  as  we  really  are,  as 
sinners,  in  the  sight  of  the  Heavenly  Father,  then  we 
will  be  humbled  before  Him,  and  He  will  exalt  us, 
as  we  work  to  sacrifice  and  overcome  our  sins.  If 
we  wish  to  make  sacrifices  unto  the  God  of  Heaven, 
we  should  lay  all  our  sins  and  all  our  worldly  posses 
sions  upon  the  altar  before  Him,  for  only  such  sac- 
rifices are  pleasing  in  His  sight.  If  we  do  not  these 
things  then  the  Heavenly  Father  is  unable  to  receive 
our  souls  by  adoption,  neither  may  we  be  redeemed, 
born  again,  born  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 

At  first  it  may  be  repulsive  to  those  who  have  long 
believed  they  were  in  the  beginning  made  in  the, 
Image  of  the  Almighty  God,  but  when  we  realize  the 
kind  of  world  in  which  we  live,  and  that  we  must  be 
adopted  by  the  God  of  Heaven,  then  we  perceive  that 
we  were  not  in  the  beginning  created  in  the  Image 
of  the  Heavenly  Father.  'Can  we  truly  say,  "Our 
Father  which  art  in  Heaven,"  until  we  are  redeemed, 
born  of  Holy  Spirit,  and  know  that  we  have  been 
Adopted  by  the  Heavenly  Father?  Nay!  Impossible! 


WHY  ARE  WE  BORN  IN  SIN  91 

SELF-EXALTATION  BRINGS  EVIL  To  THE  SOUL. 

The  God  of  Heaven  Loves  humility.  Did  not 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  humble  Himself?  Indeed  He 
did. 

If  we  therefore  affirm  we  are  made  in  the  Image  of 
God  Almighty,  as  many  are  doing  today,  before  they 
are  redeemed  by  the  Spirit  of  Christ,  born  again,  and 
adopted  by  the  Father  which  is  in  Heaven,  what  will 
be  the  consequences?  Are  not  all  such  souls  exalt- 
ing themselves?  Consequently  they  will  be  abased, 
for  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  saith,  "He  that  exalteth 
himself  shall  be  abased."  Matt.  23,  12. 

AB  the  father  of  this  world  is  a  liar  he  delights 
in  deceiving  his  children.  He  therefore  incites  us  to 
exalt  ourselves,  he  makes  us  believe  we  are  made  in  the 
Image  of  Almighty  God :  for  he  believes  that  he  him- 
self is  God,  a"hd  he  says  there  is  no  God  beside  him. 
As  he  exalts  himself,  he  as  a  consequence  teaches  his 
children  to  exalt  themselves :  and  to  overcome  that 
false  belief,  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  teaches  us  to  hum- 
ble ourselves  and  sets  us  a  Divine  Example  by  hum- 
bling Himself,  as  He  did  when  in  this  world;  and 
because  He  did  humble  Himself,  He  was  exalted  unto 
the  most  High:  likewise  we  will  be  exalted  unto  the 
Kingdom  of  Heaven,  and  become  children  of  the 
Father  which  is  in  Heaven,  if  we  will  humble  our- 
selves :  and  we  are  humbled  when  we  realize  the  evil 
nature  of  this  worldly  kingdom  into  which  we  have 


92  WHY  ARK  WE  BORN  IN  SIN 

been  born  and  that  the  father  of  this  kingdom,  who 
made  us,  is  a  liar. 

Think  what  an  awful  sin  we  commit  if  we  say 
we  are  made  in  the  Image  of  the  God  of  Heaven  before 
we  are  adopted  by  that  Father. 

If  we  affirm  such  a  lie  is  it  any  wonder  we  are 
abased?  You  can  see  now  why  we  are  taught  not 
to  exalt  ourselves,  and  also  why  we  must  first  humble 
our  souls  before  the  God  of  Heaven  if  we  wish  to  be 
truly  exalted. 

AN  UNUTTERABLE  EXPERIENCE:. 

The  appreciation  of  the  writer  of  these  lines  is 
unutterable  because  the  Spirit  of  Christ  hath  given 
her  the  understanding  to  know  these  marvelous  myster- 
ies in  order  that  her  soul  may  not  only  be  redeemed^ 
born  again  and  be  adopted  by  the  Father  of  Heaven, 
but  that  she  may  teach  other  souls  how  to  do  likewise :. 
and  the  more  she  gives  out  of  these  Mighty  Truths, 
the  more  she  receives :  and  the  more  she  blesses  other 
souls  the  more  is  her  soul  blest. 

If  you  do  not  live  in  the  Peace  and  Love  Christ 
lives  in,  then  you  may  know  you  do  not  possess  His 
Holy  Spirit :  and  unless  you  possess  His  Spirit  you 
will  not  know  how  to  humble  your  hearts,  minds  and 
souls  before  the  Father  in  Heaven.  Do  you  ask  how 
to  be  led  by  His  Spirit  ? 


WHY  ARE  WE  BORN  IN  SIN  93 

Study  His  words  and  His  saying.  Search  the 
Scriptures  for  them,  and  meditate  upon  them,  and  as 
you  do  that  you  will  partake  of  His  Spirit. 

Have  you  ever  noticed  that  if  you  think  of  the 
words  and  sayings  and  deeds  of  a  loved  one  who  is 
absent,  that  you  immediately  come  "en  rapport"  with 
their  presence — Spirit  ? 

Likewise  you  may  come  "en  rapport"  with  the 
Holy  Spirit  of  Christ  if  you  think  and  meditate  upon 
His  Words,  and  sayings  and  deeds:  and  as  you  con- 
stantly, every  moment  of  your  time,  do  that,  you  will 
be  led  by  Christ's  Spirit:  and  then  He  will  reveal  all 
things  unto  you,  even  the  wondrous  mysteries  of  the 
Kingdom  of  Heaven  and  the  Glory  and  most  marvel- 
ous Power  of  the  God  of  Heaven. 

THE  LORB  JESUS  CHRIST  HATH  THE  SPIRIT 
OF  THE  GOD  OF  HEAVEN. 

The  Lord  Jesus  Christ  spake  the  Words  and  did 
the  Works  of  the  God  of  Heaven.  He  therefore  re- 
ceived His  Heavenly  Father's  Spirit.  Because  of 
that,  He  was  able  to  say,  the  Father  of  Heaven  is  in 
Me  and  I  am  in  Him. 

The  Great  Law  of  Correspondence  enables  us, 
when  we  meditate  upon  the  Words,  the  sayings  and 
Works  of  Christ,  to  partake  of  His  Holy  Spirit,  the 
same  as  He  partook  of  the  Spirit  of  the  Almighty 


94  WHY  ARE  WE  BORN  IN  SIN 

God.     We  therefore  say,  as  He  did,  of  God,  when  we 
partake  of  His  Spirit. 

Christ  is  in  us,  and  we  are  in  Him :  and  as  His 
Spirit  will  teach  us  all  things,  we  very  soon  perceive 
our  sins  and  false  ideas,  and  His  Spirit  also  incites 
us  to  sacrifice  and  overcome  all  the  things  that  belong 
to  this  world  of  darkness.  Then  we  humble  our  souls 
in  the  sight  of  the  God  of  Heaven,  as  did  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ :  and  as  He  was  exalted,  so  also  we  will 
be  exalted  unto  the  highest. 

What  higher  glory  may  we  attain  unto  than  to 
be  adopted  by  the  Almighty  God,  and  to  be  born  of 
His  Holy  Spirit?  As  we  think  of  these  mighty 
Heavenly  Blessings  our  hearts,  minds  and  souls  as- 
cend in  a  continuous  and  Everlasting  Song  of  Praise 
unto  our  Father  which  art  in  Heaven.  And  we  adore 
and  worship  Him  because  He  hath  given  us  His  Di- 
vine Image,  Christ  His  Beloved  Son,  to  teach  us  by 
example  how  to  become  like  unto  the  Likeness  of  Our 
Heavenly  Father,  and  how  to  inherit  His  Holy  King- 
dom. 

O!  Blessed!  Blessed!  Most  Blessed!  be  the 
name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ ! 

THE  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST  Is  THE  DOOR. 

As  the  unspeakable  Wisdom  of  the  Almighty  God 
hath  prepared  a  Way,  a  Door,  whereby  we  may  es- 


WHY  ARE  WE  BORN  IN  SIN  95 

cape  from  the  world  of  darkness  and  misery,  our  con- 
dition is  not  as  deplorable  as  it  at  first  seems,  provid- 
ing we  accept  the  provisions  made  for  our  redemption 
and  salvation.  Neither  do  we  have  to  submit  to  th? 
fate  that  has  placed  us  here,  for  we  can  overcome  all 
the  influences  of  this  dark  kingdom,  if  we  but  seek 
the  Door,  and  the  Way  that  will  lead  us  out  of  this 
world  into  the  Kingdom  of  Heaven. 

The  Lord  Jesus  Christ  is  the  Door,  the  Way, 
whereby  we  may  escape  from  the  darkness  into  which 
we  were  born.  Therefore  we  must  seek  Him  and 
unceasingly  trust  Him :  and  we  can  do  that  only  as 
we  search  the  Scriptures  for  His  Words  and  sayings 
and  deeds :  and  meditate  upon  them :  for  only  then  is 
His  Spirit  able  to  take  possesion  of  our  souls,  and  His 
Spirit  is  poured  out  upon  us.  It  leads  and  teaches 
us.  And  as  IJis  Spirit  does  that  for  us,  we  are  re- 
ceived by  adoption  into  the  Kingdom  of  His  Heavenly 
Father  and  His  Father  becomes  Our  Father. 

"ALL  THINGS  WERE  MADE  BY  HIM,"  THE 
LORD  JESUS  CHRIST. 

"In  the  beginning  was  the  Word,  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ :  as  He  was  with  God  He  was  God,  being 
one  with  the  Spirit  of  Heaven.  The  Lord's  Christ 
therefore  was  in  the  beginning  with  God.  John  I, 

1-2. 


96  WHY  ARE  WE  BORN  IN  SIN 

"All  things  were  made  by  Him,  and  without  Him 
was  not  anything  made  that  was  made."  John  I,  3. 
That  is,  All  things  in  the  beginning  were  created  by 
the  Word.  The  Lord  Christ's,  and  God  the  Father 
of  Heaven  and  Christ,  the  Word,  created  man  in 
their  own  Image:  for  God  said,  "Let  us  create  man 
in  our  own  Image."  Gen.  i,  26.  And  God  the 
Father  and  God  the  Son  not  only  created  one  man, 
one  Angel,  but  they  created  hosts  of  them:  and  those 
perfect  beings  were  created  male  and  female.  Gen. 
i,  27.  Like  unto  God,  and  like  unto  Christ,  who  hath 
the  male  and  female  Spirit  united  in  One  Being  within 
their  Spirit.  In  Heaven  all  are  as  the  Angels,  for 
they  have  no  marriage  therein.  Mat.  22,  30.  Since 
flesh  and  blood  cannot  inherit  the  Kingdom  of  Heaven, 
i  Cor.,  15,  50. 

As  Christ  is  the  Image  of  the  God  of  Heaven 
and  as  God  is  Spirit,  Christ  and  all  beings  created  by 
Christ  are  of  Spirit.  In  the  beginning  therefore  all 
things  that  were  created  by  Him,  Christ,  were  created 
of  Spirit:  consequently  the  Lord's  Christ  is  present  in 
Spirit  everywhere  to  re-create,  to  redeem,  that  which 
is  in  darkness.  In  other  words  Christ  the  Word 
Transmutes  all  beings  and  things  who  Love  Him  into 
the  Light  of  the  Spirit  of  the  God  of  Heaven.  Did 
not  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  come  into  the  world  to 
teach  mankind  how  to  be  fruitful,  and  how  to  multiply, 
and  replenish  the  earth,  and  subdue  it?  Gen.  i,  28. 


WHY  ARE  WE  BORN  IN  SIN  97 

Indeed  He  did:  for  He  taught  the  world  how  to 
have  dominion  over  all  things.  And  only  as  we  do  as 
He  did,  may  we  be  fruitful,  and  multiply,  and  replen- 
ish the  earth,  and  subdue  it. 

The  Heavens,  the  Word,  the  Christ  created  were 
filled  with  Lights.  Gen.  i,  15.  Self-luminous 
spheres.  And  they  are  created  to  give  Light  unto 
the  Earth  and  to  all  He  had  created.  And  all  He  had 
created  He  pronounced  very  good,  for  He  saw  every- 
thing He  had  created  was  very  good.  Gen.  i,  31. 

THE  LORD  GOD  MADE;  THE:  MATERIAL 
HEAVENS  AND  EARTH. 

Ages  lapsed  between  the  Spiritual  Creations  of 
the  Word — the  Christ — and  the  manifestations  of  the 
Lord  God.  Scripture  does  not  state  when  he  began 
his  work.  It  simply  says,  "In  the  day  that  the  Lord 
God  made  the  Heavens  and  the  earth."  Gen.  2,  4. 
Because  of  that  we  may  know  when  he  began  his 
work,  that  it  was  not  "in  the  beginning."  Neither 
did  the  Lord  God  pronounce  the  things  he  made  good, 
but  on  the  contrary  He  repented  having  made  them, 
and  He  finally  destroyed  the  most  of  them.  We  may 
know  therefore  those  things  did  not  and  do  not  belong 
to  the  creations  of  the  Word,  Christ. 

It  is  written  the  Lord  made  the  earth  and  the 
heavens.  Gen.  2,  4.  Yes,  he  made  the  material  earth 
and  the  material  heavens :  that  is,  he  made  all  the 


98  WHY  ARE  WE  BORN  IN  SIN 

dark   spheres    of   the    Solar   Universe   and   all   those 
material  bodies  that  receive  light  by  reflection. 

Even  though  the  Lord  God  tried  to  exalt  him- 
self above  the  God  of  Heaven  and  shewed  himself 
as  God:  n  Thess.,  2,  4.  The  God  of  Heaven  was 
and  is  so  merciful,  loving,  and  forgiving,  He  permits 
His  Sun  to  shine  upon  the  works  of  the  Lord  God :  and 
that  is  why  all  the  material  worlds  of  the  Solar  Uni- 
verse seem  to  be  stars,  self-luminous  spheres,  but 
some  of  them  are  delusions :  for  the  light  they  seem  to 
have  is  not  their  light,  for  it  is  borrowed. 

When  Adam,  the  man  made  of  dust,  had  sinned, 
"The  Lord  God  said,  Behold,  the  man  has  become  as 
one  of  us,  to  know  good  and  evil.  Gen.  3,  22.  Thus 
from  that  Lord's  own  words  we  know  who  he  is,  as 
well  as  by  his  works.  The  Lord  God  therefore  is  an 
entirely  different  being  from  the  God  of  Heaven  or 
the  Lord  Jesus  Christ :  for  we  also  know  they  express 
only  Light,  that  which  is  Goodness  and  Love,  as  therr 
is  no  darkness  nor  evil  in  Them  at  all. 


THE  DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  THE  TEACHINGS  OF  CHRIST  99 


CHAPTER  VII. 

THE  DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  THE  TEACH- 
INGS OF  JESUS  CHRIST  AND  THE 
TEACHINGS  OF  SCIENCE 

THERE  Is  A  SPIRITUAL  MIND  AND  ALSO  A 
CARNAL  MIND. 

\Ye  found  in  the  study  of  Mind  that  there  is  One 
Eternal  Mind,  and  also  a  carnal  mind  that  is  subject 
to  dissolution-decay.  Science  says,  "As  mortals  give 
up  their  delusion  that  there  is  more  than  one  mind 
they  will  gain  the  Likeness  of  GOD."  But  Paul,  an 
apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  says,  "To  be  carnally  minded 
is  death :  but  fo  be  Spiritually  Minded  is  Life  and 
Peace."  Rom.  8-6.  "The  carnal  mind  is  enemity 
against  GOD,  for  it  is  not  subject  to  the  Law  of  GOD, 
nor  can  it  be."  Rom.  8-7.  "Those  who  do  not  like  to 
retain  GOD  in  their  knowledge,  are  given  over  to 
a  reprobate  mind."  Rom.  1-28.  "A  double  minded 
man  is  unstable  in  his  ways."  James  1-8.  "Be  ye  per- 
fectly joined  together  in  the  same  mind,"  "that  ye 
may  all  speak  the  same  thing  in  the  name  of  Christ." 
i  Cor.  i-io.  "Purify  your  hearts  ye  double  minded, 
and  draw  nigh  unto  GOD,  and  HE  will  draw  nigh 
unto  you."  James  4-8. 


ioo       THE  DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  THE  TEACHINGS  OF 

ABIDE:   IN   THE   MIND  OF  CHRIST  To 
AVOID   THE   CARINAI,  MIND. 

"Be  of  one  mind,  the  Mind  of  Peace  and  Live  in 
Peace  and  the  GOD  of  Love  and  Peace  will  be  with 
you."  ii  Cor.  13-11.  From  these  statements  of  Scrip- 
ture we  see  that  there  is  more  than  one  mind  active 
in  the  world,  a  carnal  mind,  and  a  Spiritual  Mind. 
Which  shall  we  believe  science  or  Scripture?  Scrip- 
ture says,  "Let  everything  be  done  in  lowliness,  meek- 
ness of  mind,  for  this  is  the  Mind  that  was  in  Christ 
Jesus." 

"Stand  fast  in  One  'Spirit  with  One  Mind,  and 
will  your  conversation  to  be  centered  only  upon  the 
Things  that  pertain  unto  Christ,  His  teachings 
and  example."  Phil.  1-27.  "Be  ye  likeminded  toward 
one  another  according  to  the  Spirit  of  Christ. 
Rom.  15-5..  "If  you  have  the  fellowship  of 
the  Spirit  of  Christ  then  you  are  likeminded;  that  is 
you  have  "The  consolation  and  Love  of  Christ."  Phil. 
2,  1-2.  In  all  these  sayings  of  Scripture,  there  is  that 
which  infers  a  mind  to  be  avoided — to  be  overcome, 
and  a  Christ-like  Mind ;  thus  mind's  manifestations 
are  not  all  good,  as  science  would  have  us  believe 
Paul  says  "That  which  is  Spiritual  must  be  Spirit- 
ually discerned  to  Know  its  GOD  Wisdom,  for  the 
carnal  mind  is  unable  to  discern  that  which  is  Divine. 
The  mind  of  man  can  not  discern  the  Things  that  be- 


JESUS  CHRIST  AND  THE  TEACHINGS  OF  SCIENCE        101 

long  to  GOD,  for  they  are  as  foolishness  to  the  wisdom 
of  man."  ••»,-••'.• 

WE  FREELY  RECEIVE  ONLY  As  WE  GIVE,J  '  v  ' 

WITHOUT    PRICE.     '..  ,  -  :''\  \     f  *  '" 

Science  claims  are  "Freely  give  and  freely  ye 
shall  receive;  that  is,  "Freely  give  of  silver  and  gold 
for  services  rendered,  and  freely  ye  will  receive  of  the 
words  and  life  of  Truth."  But  to  a  soul  who  has  active 
within  the  Spirit  of  Christ,  that  Scripture  saith, 
"Freely  give  of  the  Spirit  of  the  Words  of  Truth,  and 
as  he  doeth  that,  freely  shall  he  receive  of  GOD'S 
Divine  Blessings."  Which  of  these  interpretations  is 
the  Spiritual — the  Divine  One? 

"The  laborer  is  worthy  of  his  hire."  The 
scientist  saith,  he  who  teaches  and  heals  should  be 
paid  in  silver  and  gold.  While  the  true  Lover  of 
Truth  saith,  The  real  laborer  is  worthy,  and  he  re- 
ceives as  his  reward,  more  and  more  abundant  under- 
standing and  Wisdom  concerning  the  Things  of  GOD. 
"Take  no  thought  what  ye  shall  eat  nor  what  ye  shall 
drink,  etc."  The  scientist  says  GOD  means  for  us  to 
eat  anything  and  everything,  and  have  no  fear,  and 
it  will  do  us  no  harm.  The  child  of  GOD  discerns 
the  spiritual  meaning  of  that  saying  to  be  as  follows : 
If  we  Love  GOD,  that  which  is  all  Good,  as  we  ought 
we  will  trust  GOD  fully,  and  take  no  thought  about 
our  eating  and  drinking,  knowing  HE  will  provide 
all  we  need. 


102       THE  DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  THE  TEACHINGS  OF 

BE  PERFECT  AND  HOLY  BOTH  IN  SOUL 
AND  BODY. 

"Ye  must  become  as  a  little  child  for  of  such  is 
the  "Itlngdom  of  Heaven."  Because  a  little  child  is 
pure  both  in  body  and  soul,  it  has  not  active  in  its 
presence  the  evil  influences  of  flesh  and  blood,  and  as 
we  do  likewise,  become  as  pure  as  a  child  is,  we  are 
ready  for  the  Kingdom  of  GOD.  The  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  says :  "Be  ye  Perfect,  even  as  your  Father 
which  is  in  Heaven  is  perfect." 

THERE  Is  IN  MIND  THE  FINITE  As  WELL 
As  THE  INFINITE. 

The  statement  of  science  is,  "All  is  mind,  there 
is  no  matter,"  It  also  says,  "When  being  is  under- 
stood life  will  be  recognized  as  neither  material  nor 
finite,  but  as  Infinite — as  GOD,  universal  Good,  and 
the  belief  that  life  or  mind,  was  ever  in  finite  form, 
good  in  evil  will  be  destroyed."  Holy  Scripture  saith, 
'The  mortal  shall  put  on  the  Immortal,  and  corruption 
shall  put  on  Incorruption,  consequently  there  is  in  the 
world  of  mind  both  the  finite  and  the  Infinite.  And 
also  because  that  which  is  finite — mortal,  when  regen- 
erated, will  put  on  that  which  is  Infinite — Immortal 
Life — the  God-Mind. 


JESUS  CHRIST  AND  THE  TEACHINGS  OF  SCIENCE        103 

PUT  OFF  THE  OLD  MAN  AND  PUT  ON 

CHRIST,  THE  NEW  MAN. 

Science  states,  "There  is  but  One  Mind,  the  un- 
erring and  Immortal,  this  one  contains  no  mortal 
opinions ;  sin,  sickness,  and  death  are  misnamed 
mind."  It  is  true  there  is  only  One  Eternal  Mind,  but 
according  to  Scripture  the  Word  of  GOD,  we  have 
seen  there  is  also  a  corrupt — a  carnal  mind,  that  which 
when  regenerated,  shall  put  on  Incorruption.  For 
God  receives  it  by  Adoption.  Scripture  commands 
us  to  put  off  the  old  man  and  put  on  the  New  Man ; 
We  must,  because  of  that,  put  off  the  old  Adam,  and 
put  on  the  New  Adam — Christ.  The  first  man  Adam, 
because  of  sin,  made  his  mind  corrupt,  and  thereby 
he  caused  his  soul  to  become  mortal.  In  other  words 
he  by  sin  created  for  himself  a  mortal  soul. 

THE  SOUL  OF  MAN  Is  NOT  SINLESS  UNTII, 
BORN  O?  HOLY  SPIRIT. 

Science  says,  "Man's  individuality  can  no  more 
die  than  soul,  for  both  are  immortal."  Yet  Jesus 
Christ  saith,  "Fear  him  that  is  able  to  kill  both  soul 
and  body."  Which  shall  we  believe,  Jesus  Christ  or 
science?  Science  also  says,  "Mind  is  body  and  sub- 
ject to  its  control."  "Yet  the  ailments  of  the  body 
are  misnamed  mind."  Jesus  Christ  Teachings  reveal 
that  the  body  until  regenerated,  belongs  to  the  corrupt 


104       THE  DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  THE  TEACHINGS  OF 

mind,  that  which  must  be  overcome,  or  all  will  be  de- 
stroyed. 

THE  KIND  O|F  FOODS  WE  EAT  AFFECT 
BOTH  SOUL  AND  BODY. 

Another  statement  of  science  is,  "Food  does  not 
affect  the  life  of  man."  "When  we  learn  that  GOD 
is  our  only  Life."  It  is  written  in  Holy  Scripture, 
that  GOD  in  the  beginning  of  creation,  created  the 
fruit  and  seeds  for  man's  meat.  Gen.  1-29.  Conse- 
quently as  GOD  created  them,  they  have  HIS  Life. 
But  meats  and  rich  conglomerations  made  by  man 
contain  evil  influences  and  we  soon  see  that  our  mind 
— life — is  evilly  affected  by  them  if  we  live  upon 
their  substance;  while  the  fruits  and  grains  do  not  so 
affect  us.  Experience  and  observation  has  revealed 
to  us  that  foods  do  affect  the  mind — our  life,  because 
they  are  the  results  of  mind.  Today  mind  creates  im- 
pure foods  as  all  the  world  knows,  and  the  effect  of 
impure  foods  upon  man  is  sickness,  disease  and  death. 

THE  SOUL  Is  SUBJECT  To  DECAY  UNTIL  BORN 
AGAIN,  BORN  OF  HOLY  SPIRIT. 

Again  Science  states,  "Soul  is  the  Divine  Prin- 
ciple of  man,  and  never  sins.  Hence  the  Immortality 
of  the  soul."  Whereas  Scripture  saith,  the  Divine 
Principle  of  man  is  Spirit,  for  GOD  is  Spirit,  and  in 


JESUS  CHRIST  AND  THS  TEACHINGS  OF  SCIENCE        105 

the  beginning  of  creation  man  was  created  in  the 
Image  of  GOD.  Soul  is  the  temple  of  the  Spirit  of 
GOD  only  when  it  is  Holy,  and  it  should  always  be 
Divine,  else  the  Spirit  of  GOD  can  not  abide  therein. 
Body  is  the  temple  of  the  soul,  and  if  the  soui  is  Di- 
vine, the  body  will  also  be  Divine.  Such  a  body  Jesus 
Christ  had,  because  His  Soul  was  Divine,  because  of 
that  His  body  did  not  see  corruption.  We  may  also 
be  like  Him.  We  know  there  is  but  One  Eternal 
Mind,  but  we  also  know  that  man  through  his  sins 
has  made  for  himself  a  carnal  soul,  and  his  soul  re- 
mains carnal  until  he  sees  fit  to  permit  the  Spirit  of 
Christ  to  regenerate  it :  and  the  carnal  soul  is  the 
cause  of  sickness,  disease  and  death.  And  that  is 
true,  because  the  carnal  soul  does  not  contain  the  Full- 
ness of  the  Life  of  GOD.  The  soul  of  man  is  mortal 
until  he  deserves  to  put  on  that  which  is  Immortal; 
and  he  does  that  by  overcoming  sin  that  which  is 
mortal. 

WE  MAY  COMMUNE  WITH  THE  SPIRIT 
OF  CHRIST. 

Science  says,  "Persons  on  communicable  terms 
with  spirit  would  have  no  organic  body:  and  the 
restoration  of  that  material  condition  would  be  impos- 
sible." From  this  statement  of  science  it  infers  that 
a  soul  with  a  body  can  not  commune  with  spirit,  and  a 
restoration  of  that  body  would  be  impossible.  Holy 


io6       THE  DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  THE  TEACHINGS  OF 

Scripture  is  filled  with  instances  where  beings  with 
bodies  of  flesh  have  communed  with  the  Angel  of 
GOD-Spirit.  It  seems  science  would  deny  us  the  Di 
vine  privilege  of  communing  with  the  Spirit  of  GOD. 
Besides  Jesus  Christ  put  off  and  put  on  at  will  His 
body,  of  flesh. 

THE:  TEACHINGS  OF  SCIENCE:  ARE:  COLD 
AND  UNINSPIRING; 

The  Law  and  Wisdom  of  GOD  is  simplicity 
itself;  They  therefore  containeth  not  the  confusing 
ideas  of  science,  that  which  misleads,  because  it  is 
subject  to  change.  The  Power  of  the  Wisdom  of 
GOD  doth  not  confuse  as  IT  is  founded  upon  Eternal 
Truth.  Everlasting  Righteousness  is  the  Law  and 
WILL  of  GOD.  ITS  Power  Illumines  our  mind  with 
that  which  is  unspeakable ;  And  to  all  those  who  have 
tasted  of  ITS  Sweetness  and  deep  Bliss  they  have 
known  the  Presence  of  GOD,  hence  science  is  cold  and 
uninspiring;  and  that  is  true  because  it  accepts  such 
as  pleaseth  its  fancy  and  that  which  pleaseth  it  not  it 
denies,  n  Tim.  2-11,  12,  13. 

ONLY  THE  SPIRIT  OF  CHRIST  CAN  LEAD 
Us  UNTO  THE  TRUE  LIGHT. 

If  we  wish  to  receive  Favor  in  the  Sight  of  GOD 
we  must  take  ALL  the  Truth,  and  nothing  but  the 


JESUS  CHRIST  AND  THE  TRACKINGS  OF  SCIENCE        107 

Truth.  But  if  we  deny  evil  and  say  all  is  good  then 
we  class  that  which  is  evil  in  the  world  with  that 
which  is  Good.  See  how  cunning  error  is !  Remem- 
ber that  is  one  of  its  very  deceptive  methods  of  mis- 
leading us.  Evil's  nature  is  deceptive,  therefore  it  is 
not  strange  that  he  is  able  to  delude  if  it  be  possible 
even  the  very  elect,  as  Jesus  Christ  says.  Because  of 
that,  He  advised  watchfullness  and  Prayer;  conse- 
quently if  we  look  unto  Him  only,  He  will  guide  us 
unto  the  True  Light.  John  8-12.  Then  the  Spirit 
of  Truth  is  come  and  He  will  Lead  us  unto  the  True 
Light. 

"WoE  UNTO  THEM  THAT  CALL  EVIL  GOOD, 
AND  GOOD  EVIL." 

Holy  Scripture  also  warns  us;  for  it  says,  "Woe 
unto  them  that  call  evil  Good,  and  Good  evil :  that  put 
darkness  for  Light,  and  Light  for  darkness,  and  put 
bitter  for  Sweet,  and  Sweet  for  bitter!"  Isa.  5,  2othto 
25th.  From  the  foregoing  Scripture  we  can  see  that 
sooner  or  later  nothing  but  woe  will  fall  upon  all  those 
who  deny  evil  and  affirm  "all  is  Good."  Likewise  woe 
will  be  the  lot  of  all  those  souls  who  accept  only  a  part 
of  the  Truth,  for  they  must  take  All  the  Truth  and 
nothing  but  the  Truth. 

In  other  words,  Call  not  that  which  is  evil  GOD, 
and  call  not  that  which  is  GOD  evil. 


io8       THE  DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  THE  TEACHINGS  OF 

He  who  hath  the  Love  of  God  Manifest  within 
his  heart  and  soul  knoweth  the  Truth  and  can  not 
be  deceived;  consequently  he  knows  the  GOOD,  and 
will  not  accept  evil  as  Good,  nor  will  he  accept  a  lie — 
false  belief,  as  Truth."  By  their  Fruits  ye  shall  know 
them."  saith  Jesus  Christ.  Matt.  7,  i6th  to  25th.  Yea  a 
Child  of  GOD  knows  a  Child  of  GOD,  and  he  also 
knows  the  Truth  whenever  IT  is  Spoken:  he  know* 
IT  by  the  power  that  accompanies  ITS  Words;  and 
he  also  knows  so  called  truth  because  it  fails  to  in- 
spire his  heart,  mind  and  soul. 

Do  NOT  BE  AFRAID  To  RECOGNIZE  YOUR  SINS. 

We  cannot  accept  one  portion  of  Holy  Scripture 
and  deny  another  portion,  as  do  the  scientists,  those 
who  deny  the  Divinity  of  Jesus  Christ  and  the  exist- 
ence of  the  first  man  Adam  and  his  sins.  And  they 
do  that  because  they  are  afraid  to  recognize  any  evil 
as  being  in  the  world,  and  that  fear  prevents  them 
from  receiving  the  Truth,  the  Wisdom  and  Under- 
standing, which  is  the  Power  of  the  Spirit  of  GOD. 
Jesus  Christ  was  not  afraid  to  recognize  evil,  for  He 
taught  us  to  know  that  there  is  a  spirit  of  evil  mani- 
fest in  the  world,  and  that  He  came  into  the  world 
for  the  express  purpose  of  purifying  it  of  its  evil 
things,  false  influences — evil  spirits.  Luke  i,  y6th  to 
79th  verse. 


JESUS  CHRIST  AND  THE  TEACHINGS  OF  SCIENCE        109 

If  we  accept  the  last  man  Adam — Christ — and 
His  Works,  we  must  also  remember  that  there  was  a 
first  man  Adam,  and  that  his  works  were  evil.  Jesus 
Christ  says :  "The  first  man  Adam  was  made  a  living 
soul,  and  the  last  man  Adam  was  made  a  Quickening 
Spirit."  i  Cor.  15-45.  Peter  saith,  who  was  an  apus- 
tle  of  Jesus  Christ,  "Of  a  truth  I  perceive  that  GOD 
is  no  respecter  of  persons."  Acts  10,  34,  35.  And 
Paul  another  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ  saith :  "There  is 
no  unrighteousness  with  GOD."  Rom.  9-14.  And  he 
also  says  that  GOD  is  not  the  author  of  confusion  but 
of  Peace.  I  Cor.  14-33. 

THE  DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  THE  FIRST  ADAM 
AND  CHRIST  THE  SECOND  ADAM. 

How  then  came  there  to  be  a  difference  in  the 
natures  of  the  two  Adams?  When  we  recognize  the 
evil  manifest  in  the  world  as  Jesus  Christ  did  then  it 
is  easy  to  perceive  the  cause;  for  instance,  the  first 
man  Adam  yielded  unto  temptation  and  became  sin- 
ful, and  thereby  he  made  himself  a  carnal  soul.  Read 
Gen.  3- ist  to  6th  verse. 

The  last  man  Adam,  Jesus  Christ,  resisted  the 
temptations  evil  set  before  Him.  Mat.  4~3d  to  nth. 
Therefore  He  was  and  is  sinless  and  remains  in  Spirit, 
in  the  Holy  Spirit  GOD  gave  unto  Him.  If  we  ac- 
cept the  scripture  pertaining  to  the  fact  that  there 


no       THE  DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  THE  TEACHINGS  OF 

was  such  a  personage  as  Jesus  Christ  in  the  world 
which  science  does,  then  we  cannot  deny  the  existence 
of  the  first  man  Adam  as  science  denies  it;  because  if 
we  believe  Scripture  in  one  thing  we  must  believe  all 
It  sayeth.  Consequently  if  we  believe  as  science 
does  then  are  we  deceived  for  it  does  not  accept  all 
the  Truth. 

SCIENCE  DOES  NOT  KNOW  THE  RIGHTEOUSNESS 
OF  THE  GOD  OF  HEAVEN 

Science  therefore  is  cold,  and  uninspiring,  as  it 
does  not  know  the  depths  of  the  Eternal  Righteous- 
ness of  GOD.  Because  of  that,  it  is  upon  the  human 
the  mental  plane  of  belief,  yet  it  cries  down  mental 
science,  hypnotism,  etc.,  still  at  the  same  time  it  says, 
"All  is  Good."  Does  not  the  thief  cry  stop  thief  to 
deceive  the  officers  of  the  law?  Evil  and  its  science 
does  likewise.  All  those  who  Know  the  Eternal  Righ- 
teousness of  GOD,  and  the  Depths  of  ITS  Almighty 
Bliss,  realize  that  science  is  sourced  in  mental  science 
and  hypnotism  and  not  in  the  Spirit  and  Power  of  the 
Wisdom  of  GOD. 

Remember  he  who  Knows  the  Everlasting  Right- 
eousness of  GOD  from  Holy  Scripture  and  the  Gos- 
pel of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  FEELS  the  Presence  of 
GOtD,  and  that  Sublime,  unutterable  experience  is 
deeper  than  all  science. 


JESUS  CHRIST  AND  THE  TEACHINGS  OF  SCIENCE        in 

SCIENCE  SAYS  ALL  Is  GOOD  BECAUSE  IT  Is 
UNWILLING  To  OVERCOME  SIN 

Why  does  science  say  all  is  Good  ?  He  is  willing 
to  believe  all  as  Good  who  is  unwilling  to  overcome  the 
sins  of  flesh  and  blood,  as  Jesus  Christ  overcame  them. 
What  is  there  for  Christ  to  Redeem,  if  all  is  Good? 
Why  did  the  GOD  of  Heaven  send  HIS  Son,  the  last 
Adam  into  the  world,  if  all  is  Good  ?  Why  did  Christ 
come  to  bear  witness  of  the  Truth  if  all  is  Good? 
Why  did  He  overcome  evil,  if  all  is  Good?  Likewise 
why  did  He  lay  down  His  life  and  take  it  again? 
These  are  very  potent  questions  whose  answers  only 
the  Holy  Spirit  may  Reveal  unto  us.  Did  Jesus  Christ 
teach  or  preach  the  doctrine,  "All  is  Good?"  Nay, 
Impossible  !  For  He  pointed  out  the  sins  of  false  be- 
belief  and  unrighteousness,  because  he  was  able  to 
see  the  minds  of  all  those  who  had  a  false  idea  of 
Truth,  the  God  of  Heaven. 

And  He  did  that  by  parables  and  a  Holy  Example. 
He  therefore  came  into  this  sinful  world  because 
herein  all  is  not  Good,  and  He  came  to  teach  the  souls 
who  are  hungering  for  that  which  is  Good  how  to  at- 
tain that  Goodness.  Consequently  if  we  study  only 
Holy  Scripture  and  the  words  of  the  Gospel  of  Jesus 
Christ  we  will  not  be  deluded  by  any  science,  or  false 
doctrine  that  may  arise  in  the  world.  If  we  are  taught 
by  the  Spirit  of  the  Word  of  the  Gospel  of  Christ  then 


ii4      THE  DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  THE  TEACHINGS  OF 

time  a  man  or  woman  was  Healed  Jesus  said,  "It  is 
thy  Faith  that  hath  made  thee  Whole."  Mat.  9-28,  29 ; 
15-28.  Mark  5-34;  10-52.  Whereas  science  says, 
Faith  is  not  always  necessary  in  order  to  be  healed. 

Jesus  Christ  never  put  any  price  upon  His  Teach- 
ing and  Healing,  because  of  that,  he  who  puts  a  charge 
upon  those  things  abuses  the  right  to  the  Truth.  He 
therefore  does  not  receive  the  Truth :  he  cannot;  he 
does  not  get  near  enough  unto  GOD  to  receive  the 
Truth,  as  long  as  he  trusts  in  material  things. 

SCIENCE  RECEIVES  SILVER  AND  GOLD,  MORTAL 
THINGS  FOR  ITS  TEACHING. 

Science  cries  in  a  loud  voice  about  the  unreality  of 
that  which  is  mortal,  yet  it  cannot  teach  nor  heal  with- 
out charge,  without  receiving  silver  and  gold,  that 
which  is  mortal,  for  its  services.  We  would  there- 
fore ask  what  kind  of  science  or  belief  is  it  that  con- 
tradicts itself :  and  it  does  that,  for  it  denies  the  mor- 
tal, and  at  the  same  time  it  depends  upon  silver  and 
gold,  that  which  is  mortal.  Such  a  doctrine  is  false, 
and  its  teachings  will  go  the  same  way  as  goes  all  that 
which  is  mortal.  It  will  be  annihilated,  because  all 
mortal  things  are  subject  to  dissolution,  unless  regen- 
erated. 

SCIENCE  Is  NOT  ONE  WITH  THAT  WHICH 

is  ETERNAL. 
The   contradictions  of  science   subject  it  to   re- 


JESUS  CHRIST  AND  THE  TEACHINGS  OF  SCIENCE        115 

vision — change;  hence  it  is  not  One  with  that  which 
is  Changeless — Immortal. 

If  science  were  Perfect  it  would  not  be  subject  to 
so  many  revisions,  which  put  its  followers  to  much 
expense,  the  necessity  of  purchasing  a  costly  book 
every  time  it  is  revised.  Science  can  never  be  per- 
fect as  long  as  it  sees  only  the  letter  of  GOD'S  Word. 
We  know  that  it  sees  only  the  letter  of  the  Word,  be- 
cause it  puts  material  constructions  upon  Holy  Scrip- 
ture and  the  Gospel  of  Christ,  that  which  may  be  only 
Spiritually  Discerned.  When  science  becomes  whol- 
ly Spiritual,  then  and  only  then  will  it  perceive  the 
Spirit  of  the  Word  of  GOD  and  the  Teachings  of  the 
Gospel  of  Christ. 

THE  TRUTH  OF  CHRIST  Is  THE  SAME 
YESTERDAY,  TODAY  AND  FOREVER. 

We  must  remember  that  the  Spirit  of  Holy  Scrip- 
ture, and  the  Spirit  of  the  Words  of  the  Gospel  of 
Christ,  are  one  and  the  same,  and  that  Spirit  is  Immor 
tal — Changeless ;  consequently,  that  Spirit  Reveals  the 
Wisdom  and  Power  of  the  GOD  of  Heaven  unto  all 
those  souls  who  seek  IT  in  the  right  way.  Divine 
Truth  is  the  same  yesterday,  today  and  forever. 

THE  REAL  TRUTH  LOVER  SUFFERS  PERSECUTION 
FOR  CHRIST'S  SAKE 

Jesus  Christ  teaches  that  we  must  be  willing  to 
suffer  as  He  did  the  persecutions  of  the  false  influen- 


n6      THE  DIFFERENCE  BETWEEN  THE  TEACHINGS  OF 

ces  in  the  world.  Science  teaches  us  to  fear  evil- 
suffering:  but  if  we  are  taught  by  the  Spirit  of  Christ 
we  are  Fearless,  because  we  are  then  endowed  by  the 
Spirit  of  the  Wisdom  and  Power  of  GOD,  which 
Wisdom  is  not  taught  in  the  enticing  words  of  man's 
wisdom  and  science,  but  by  the  Power  of  GOD. 

THE  CHRIST-LIKE;  TRUTH  WORSHIPPER 
Is  SINLESS. 

He  who  is  led  by  the  Spirit  of  Jesus  Christ,  the 
greatest  Truth  Teacher  that  ever  lived  in  flesh  and 
blood,  will  not  sin;  he  cannot  do  evil  as  that  Son  of 
GOD  took  on  flesh  and  blood  to  bear  witness  of  the 
Truth.  He  therefore  is  sent  from  GOD,  He  is  One 
with  GOD,  because  He  speaks  His  Words  and  Re- 
veals the  Righteousness  of  GOD ;  and  unless  we 
accept  the  Truth  as  He  teaches  IT,  we  have  not  the 
Truth,  the  Truth  is  not  in  us. 

SCIENCE  Is  FILLED  WITH  FALSE  BELIEFS. 

Science  does  not  teach  as  Christ  does,  for  it  de- 
nies the  existence  of  the  first  man  Adam,  and  his  sins : 
it  denies  evil  because  it  fears  evil.  It  strives  to  think 
all  is  good,  therefore  it  is  filled  with  false  belief.  It 
does  not  believe  in  suffering  for  Righteousness  sake, 
as  it  does  not  believe  in  suffering. 


JESUS  CHRIST  AND  THE  TEACHINGS  OF  SCIENCE      117 

SCIENCE  DOES  NOT  TRUST  IN  THE  GOD  OF  HEAVEN. 

Science  charges  for  its  labors,  henoe  it  does  not 
trust  in  GOD,  but  in  that  which  is  mortal.  Jesus 
Christ  did  none  of  these  things:  but  rn  the  contrary 
He  cast  out  evil  spirits,  and  healed  the  sick,  and  raiser! 
the  dead  through  the  peoples'  Faith  ir  GOD.  If  all  is 
Good,  why  does  Science  claim  that  it  heals  the  sick. 
If  there  is  no  evil ;  there  is  no  sickness.  Jesus  Christ 
says  even  devils  are  able  to  do  mighty  signs  and 
wonders.  Therefore  the  mighty  signs  and  wonders 
that  Science  is  able  to  do  today  is  no  proof  that  its 
power  is  derived  from  the  God  of  Heaven. 

Beloved  be  not  deluded  by  the  claims  of  science. 
The  only  safe  thing  to  do  is  to  Trust  with  your  whole 
heart,  mind  and  soul  in  the  GOD  of  Heaven  by  living 
only  in  the  Spirit  of  HIS  Holy  Words  and  Blessed 
Promises,  and  abide  in  the  spirit  of  the  teachings  of 
the  Gospel  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 


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